Synodus poeyi

Author
Jordan, 1887
Common Names
  • Offshore Lizardfish
  • Lizardfish

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Min Depth
27 meters
Max Depth
180 meters
Overall Geographic Range
North Carolina to Guianas
Habitat-Biology
  • demersal
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
References

  • Anderson, W. W., J. W. Gehringer, and F. H. Berry. 1966. Family Synodontidae. Pp.30–102 in G. W. Mead et al., eds. Fishes of the western North Atlantic, Part 5. Iniomi, Lyomeri. Sears Foundation for Marine Research, Memoir 1, New Haven.

  • McEachran, J. D., and J. D. Fechhelm. 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas. 1112 p.

  • Russell, B. C. 2002a. Synodontidae. Pp. 923–930 in K. E. Carpenter, ed. The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Vol. 2. Bony fishes part 1 (Acipenseridae to Grammatidae). FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Special Publication No. 5. FAO, Rome.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

McEachran, J. D. 2009. Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 04-23-2024.

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