Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Sand Diver
Synodus intermedius
Sand Diver
Category: Lizardfishes
Scientific Name: Synodus intermedius
Size: 4 to 14 in. (10 to 35 cm)  
Depth: 25-80 ft. (8-25 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Aulopiformes (Order)
     └Synodontidae (Family)
      └Synodus (Genus)

Bottom Dwellers
Lizardfishes

Sand Diver



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