Synodus jaculum
Tailspot Lizardfish
©Anne Hoggett: Synodus jaculum off Coconut Beach, Lizard Island. Note large dark mark on tail base and W-shaped mark on snout.
©Victor Huertas: Synodus jaculum at Big Vicki's Reef, Lizard Island. Note the characteristic dark band at base of tail that forms a forward-pointing, rounded triangle on the side and the dark markings on the snout.
©Graham Edgar: Synodus jaculum at Cod Hole near Lizard Island. These individuals were originally identified as Synodus variegatus by Graham Edgar but distinctive markings on the tail base and on the snout indicate Synodus jaculum.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Aulopiformes
Family
Synodontidae
Genus
Synodus
Species
Synodus jaculum
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 14 cm (length according to Allen et al, 2003)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
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Animalia:
Reef Lizardfish (species: Synodus variegatus)
does not have a large black mark at the tail base or a black pattern on the snout.
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
- Russell, B.C. and R.F. Cressey (1979). Three new species of Indo-west Pacific lizardfish (Synodontidae), Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 92(1): 166-175. LIRS catalog number 55.