Fishnet Lizardfish, Synodus sageneus Waite 1905


Other Names: Banded Lizardfish, Fish-net Lizardfish, Netted Lizardfish, Speartoothed Grinner

Fishnet Lizardfish, Synodus sageneus. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:
A cream to pale yellowish-brown lizardfish with a reticulated pattern along the back, a series of dark blotches along the midside, a pale yellow stripe along the lower side, and a dark blotch behind the head.

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Bray, D.J. 2017, Synodus sageneus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3999

Fishnet Lizardfish, Synodus sageneus Waite 1905

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Distribution

Widespread around the northern Australia, from Fremantle, Western Australia, to NW of Fraser Island, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific: Sri Lanka and Indonesia (Bali and West Papua).

Species Citation

Synodus sageneus Waite 1905,  Rec. Aust. Mus. 6(2): 58, pl. 8(1). Type locality: "Trawled between Fremantle and Houtman's Abrolhos", Western Australia.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2017

Resources

Australian Faunal Directory

Fishnet Lizardfish, Synodus sageneus Waite 1905

References


Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. 

Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.

Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Peristiwady, T. 2017. Synodus nigrotaeniatus, a new species of lizardfish (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from Indonesia. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 26: 59-67 See ref online

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls.

Blaber, S.J.M., Brewer, D.T. & Harris, A.N. 1994. Distribution, biomass and community structure of demersal fishes of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 45(3): 375-396.

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 

Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. & Kailola, P.J. 1984. Trawled Fishes of Southern Indonesia and Northwest Australia. Jakarta : Dir. Gen. Fish. (Indonesia), German Tech. Coop., Aust. Dev. Ass. Bur. 406 pp.

Grant, E.M. 2002. Guide to Fishes. Redcliffe : EM Grant Pty Ltd 880 pp.

Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293 

Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. 

Ogilby, J.D. 1910. On new or insufficiently described fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 23(1): 1-55 [Date published 1911] 

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. 

Russell, B.C. & Houston, W. 1989. Offshore fishes of the Arafura Sea. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 6(1): 69-84

Sainsbury, K.J., Kailola, P.J. & Leyland, G.G. 1984. Continental Shelf Fishes of Northern and North-Western Australia. Canberra : Fisheries Information Service 375 pp. figs & pls. 

Travers, M.J. & Potter, I.C. 2002. Factors influencing the characteristics of fish assemblages in a large subtropical marine embayment. J. Fish Biol. 61(3): 764-784.

Waite, E.R. 1905. Notes on fishes from Western Australia. No. 3. Records of the Australian Museum 6(2): 55-82 fig. 23 pls 8-17

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37118004

Depth:12-30 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max weight:26 cm TL

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