| Family: |
Synodontidae (Lizardfishes), subfamily: Synodontinae |
| Max. size: |
23.36 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 31 - 140 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Japan. Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii (Ref. 37501), including Taiwan (Ref. 58391). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 53-56. Preopercle scaled to posterior margin; anterior palatine teeth not distinctly longer than and not isolated from posterior palatine teeth; membranous flap on anterior nostrils slender; body depth 6.7-7.8 in SL; pectoral fins not reaching a line connecting origins of dorsal and pelvic fins; anal fin base about two-thirds dorsal fin base; pale with small irregular dark blotches forming longitudinal lines on upper half of body (Ref. 7438). |
| Biology: |
Found on sand bottoms (Ref. 7438). Benthic (Ref. 58302). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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