Synodus autumnus, Autumn lizardfish

Synodus autumnus Furuhashi & Motomura, 2025

Autumn lizardfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Synodontinae
Etymology: Synodus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); autumnus: Named for its body color, which is reminiscent of shrub and tree colors that change in autumn.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 33 m (Ref. 137743). Tropical

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Indo-Pacific: from eastern Indian in Australia and Indonesia, north to Japan and Taiwan, including the Philippines, Palau, Marshall Islands, Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and the Hawaiian Islands.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137743)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 49 - 52. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D 11-13; A 8-10; lateral-line scales 49-51; scale rows above lateral line 3.5, below it 4.5; vertebrae 49-52; anterior gill rakers 22-29; peritoneal spots 0-5; anterior palatine teeth in a discrete group, longer than posterior palatine teeth; anterior nostril flap (ANF) long and broad, leaf-like, extending above and behind posterior margin of posterior nostril when laid back; posterior process of the pelvic girdle is wide; posterior part of preopercle with scales. Colouration: body with five reddish saddle-like blotches; lateral surface below lateral line with a straight row of brown blotches when fresh (Ref. 137743).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in inshore areas with coral or rocky reefs and boulders (Ref. 137743).

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Furuhashi, R. and H. Motomura, 2025. Synodus autumnus, a new species of lizardfish (Aulopiformes, Synodontidae) from the Indo-Pacific region, and a reassessment of distributional records of Synodus rubromarmoratus. ZooKeys 1243:191-206. (Ref. 137743)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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