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Synodus lucioceps California Lizardfish, Smallscale Lizardfish

Synodus lucioceps is commonly referred to as California Lizardfish, Smallscale Lizardfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profilbild Urheber Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA

Synodus lucioceps, California lizardfish, Redondo Beach 2025


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lexID:
17369 
AphiaID:
272132 
Scientific:
Synodus lucioceps 
German:
Kalifornischer Eidechsenfisch 
English:
California Lizardfish, Smallscale Lizardfish 
Category:
Lizardfishes 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Aulopiformes (Order) > Synodontidae (Family) > Synodus (Genus) > lucioceps (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Ayres, ), 1855 
Occurrence:
Alaska (Western Atlantic), British Columbia, California, Canada Eastern Pacific, Eastern Pacific Ocean, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Mexico (East Pacific), North Pacific (Ocean), USA 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
1 - 229 Meter 
Habitats:
Coastal waters, Reef-associated, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
11.81" - 25.2" (30cm - 64cm) 
Weight:
1.8 kg 
Temperature:
15,2 °F - 25,9 °F (15,2°C - 25,9°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Sepia 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Least concern (LC)  
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2025-04-17 14:45:23 

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Synodus lucioceps (Spix & Agassiz, 1829)

The California lizardfish (Synodus lucioceps) is a species of lizardfish primarily inhabiting the Californian coast. It has a long, brown body, which offers it camouflage in its habitat, the sandy bottom of the ocean.

Synonymised names:
Saurus intermedius Spix & Agassiz, 1829 · unaccepted
Synodus intermidius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) · unaccepted (misspelling)

External links

  1. fishbase.se (en). Abgerufen am 17.04.2025.
  2. Smithsonian Tropical Rseach Institue (en). Abgerufen am 17.04.2025.
  3. Wikipedia (en). Abgerufen am 17.04.2025.
  4. Wikipedia (de). Abgerufen am 17.04.2025.

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Foto: Am Westende der Insel Santa Cruz, Kalifornien, Westküste USA
Synodus lucioceps, California lizardfish, Redondo Beach 2025

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