Species Synodus doaki Russell & Cressey, 1979
Arrowtooth Lizardfish, Doak's Lizardfish
- Synodus doaki Russell, B.C. & Cressey, R.F. 1979. Three new species of Indo-west Pacific lizardfish (Synodontidae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 92(1): 166-175 figs 1-3 [166, fig. 1].
Type data:
Holotype NMNZ 5676, New Zealand.
Paratype(s) AM I.15338; AM I.18351–001; AM I.18773–001; NMNZ 5677–78.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
One Tree Island, QLD (23º30´S) to North Solitary Island, NSW (29°56'S), Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island; tropical, south-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40)
Distribution References
- Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2 [158]
- Randall, J.E. 2009. Five new Indo-Pacific lizardfishes of the genus Synodus (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae). Zoological Studies 48(3): 402-417
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, coral reef, inshore, soft bottom.
General References
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]
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. [1941]
Russell, B.C. 2015. Family Synodontidae. pp. 541-546 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [543]
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. [50] (Arrowtooth 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. [1941] (FAO) (Doak's Lizardfish)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Arrowtooth 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 |