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 05 Dec 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). |
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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. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
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Fishnet Lizardfish, Synodus sageneus Waite 1905
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