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Lobel's Lizardfish
Synodus lobeli
Synodus lobeli, common name Lobel's lizardfish, is a marine species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Northwest Pacific Ocean.
It was named in honor of a ichthyologist named Philip S. Lobel who worked extensively at Johnston Atoll.
From the article Synodus lobeli on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The average length of S. lobeli is 38.7–116.3 mm (1.52–4.58 in) in standard length and they have an average of 11 to 12 dorsal rays, and 10 to 11 peritoneal spots. They have around 30 needle sharp teeth, with around 3 to 4 rows on the on the lower jaw, and 3 to 4 more rows on the upper jaw. Their colors consists of faint blue and yellow stripes that run down their body from head to tail.
Range & habitat
It is native to the areas of Northwest Pacific, Japan, Eastern Central Pacific, Hawaii, and Taiwan. It lives within a demersal depth range of about 30–140 m (98–459 ft) in the tropics. It tends to live out far from any reefs, living in open sand beds.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 621504.