Species Synodus binotatus Schultz, 1953
Twospot Lizardfish
- Synodus binotatus Schultz, L.P. 1953. Family Synodontidae: lizardfishes. pp. 30-42, figs 8-9, pls 3, 6 in Schultz, L.P., Herald, E.S., Lachner, E.A., Welander, A.D. & Woods, L.P. (eds). Fishes of the Marshall and Marianas Islands. Vol. 1. Families Asymmetrontidae through Siganidae. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 202(1): 1-685, figs 1-90, pls 1-74 [35, fig. 8].
Type data:
Holotype USNM 140801, Ennylabegan Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands.
Paratype(s) USNM 140802–806; USNM 140808–813; FMNH 62589-60.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Rowley Shoals (17º05´S) and Scott Reef (14º04´S), WA, Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea (12º12´S) and Portlock Reef, Torres Strait (9º35´S) to off Southport (27º59´S), QLD, also Middleton Reef, Elizabeth Reef and Lord Howe Island, Tasman Sea; tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northwest Transition (3), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Other Regions
Territory of Ashmore & Cartier Islands
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, soft bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
1–30 m.
General References
Chen, J.-P., Ho, H.-C. & Shao, K.-T. 2007. A new lizardfish (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from Taiwan with descriptions of three new records. Zoological Studies 46(2): 148-154 [149]
Cressey, R. 1981. Revision of the Indo-west Pacific lizardfishes of the genus Synodus (Pisces : Synodontidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 342: 1-53 figs 1-44 [9]
Hoese, D.F. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Family Synodontidae, subfamily Synodontinae. pp. 467-471 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [468]
Johnson, J.W. 2010. Fishes of the Moreton Bay Marine Park and adjacent continental shelf waters, Queensland, Australia. pp. 299-353 in Davie, P.J.F. & Phillips, J.A. Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Marine Biological Workshop, The Marine Fauna and Flora of Moreton Bay. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 54(3) [310]
Russell, B.C. 1999. Families Synodontidae, Bathysauridae. pp. 1928-1947 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1940]
Waples, R.S. & Randall, J.E. 1989. A revision of the Hawaiian lizardfishes of the genus Synodus, with descriptions of four new species. Pacific Science 42(3-4): 177-213 [189]
Common Name References
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [49] (Twospot Lizardfish)
Russell, B.C. 1999. Families Synodontidae, Bathysauridae. pp. 1928-1947 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1940] (FAO) (Twospot Lizardfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Twospot Lizardfish)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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22-Dec-2016 | AULOPIFORMES | 09-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |