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Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Synodontinae
Etymology: Synodus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); falcatus: Name from the Latin for curved or sickle-shaped, in reference to the shape of the flap over the anterior nares (Ref. 7438).
More on authors: Waples & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 65 - 115 m (Ref. 86689). Subtropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 86689)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 12 - 15; Radios blandos anales: 8 - 9; Vértebra: 63 - 67. Diameter of bony orbit 5.7-6.9% of SL; postural position of cheek unscaled; anterior palatine teeth not longer or only slightly longer than posterior palatine teeth; membranous flap on anterior nostrils long, pointed and curved outward; pectoral fins just reaching a line connecting origins of dorsal and pelvic fins; base of anal fin short (5.5-7.9% of SL); rose or orange brown in color (Ref. 7438).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Waples, R.S. and J.E. Randall, 1988. A revision of the Hawaiian lizardfish of the genus Synodus, with descriptions of four new species. Pac. Sci. 42(3-4):178-213. (Ref. 7438)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 15.1 - 15.3, mean 15.2 °C (based on 2 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00447 (0.00211 - 0.00945), b=3.16 (2.99 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).