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Synodontidae

40 species in this family

The Synodontidae family includes 40 species in the guide. Browse them all below with photos, identification details and distribution — and identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

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Atlantic lizardfish (Synodus saurus) — Synodontidae
Atlantic lizardfish
Synodus saurus
Synodontidae
 Bigeye lizardfish (Synodus oculeus) — Synodontidae
Bigeye lizardfish
Synodus oculeus
Synodontidae
 Blackear lizardfish (Synodus kaianus) — Synodontidae
Blackear lizardfish
Synodus kaianus
Synodontidae
 Blotchy lizardfish (Saurida gracilis) — Synodontidae
Blotchy lizardfish
Saurida gracilis
Synodontidae
 Bombay duck (Harpadon nehereus) — Synodontidae
Bombay duck
Harpadon nehereus
Synodontidae
 Brazilian lizardfish (Saurida brasiliensis) — Synodontidae
Brazilian lizardfish
Saurida brasiliensis
Synodontidae
 Brushtooth lizardfish (Saurida undosquamis) — Synodontidae
Brushtooth lizardfish
Saurida undosquamis
Synodontidae
 Calico lizardfish (Synodus lacertinus) — Synodontidae
Calico lizardfish
Synodus lacertinus
Synodontidae
 California lizardfish (Synodus lucioceps) — Synodontidae
California lizardfish
Synodus lucioceps
Synodontidae
 Capricorn lizardfish (Synodus capricornis) — Synodontidae
Capricorn lizardfish
Synodus capricornis
Synodontidae
 Clouded lizardfish (Saurida nebulosa) — Synodontidae
Clouded lizardfish
Saurida nebulosa
Synodontidae
 Common grinner (Saurida tumbil) — Synodontidae
Common grinner
Saurida tumbil
Synodontidae
 Diamond lizardfish (Synodus synodus) — Synodontidae
Diamond lizardfish
Synodus synodus
Synodontidae
 Doak's lizardfish (Synodus doaki) — Synodontidae
Doak's lizardfish
Synodus doaki
Synodontidae
 Engleman's lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) — Synodontidae
Engleman's lizardfish
Synodus variegatus
Synodontidae
 Filamentosus saury (Saurida filamentosa) — Synodontidae
Filamentosus saury
Saurida filamentosa
Synodontidae
 Flame lizardfish (Saurida flamma) — Synodontidae
Flame lizardfish
Saurida flamma
Synodontidae
 Indian lizardfish (Synodus indicus) — Synodontidae
Indian lizardfish
Synodus indicus
Synodontidae
 Inotted lizardfish (Synodus evermanni) — Synodontidae
Inotted lizardfish
Synodus evermanni
Synodontidae
 Inshore lizardfish (Synodus foetens) — Synodontidae
Inshore lizardfish
Synodus foetens
Synodontidae
 Lance lizardfish (Synodus scituliceps) — Synodontidae
Lance lizardfish
Synodus scituliceps
Synodontidae
 Lighthouse lizardfish (Synodus jaculum) — Synodontidae
Lighthouse lizardfish
Synodus jaculum
Synodontidae
 Lizardfish (Synodus poeyi) — Synodontidae
Lizardfish
Synodus poeyi
Synodontidae
 Lizardfish (Saurida micropectoralis) — Synodontidae
Lizardfish
Saurida micropectoralis
Synodontidae
 Longfin lizardfish (Saurida longimanus) — Synodontidae
Longfin lizardfish
Saurida longimanus
Synodontidae
 Red lizardfish (Synodus ulae) — Synodontidae
Red lizardfish
Synodus ulae
Synodontidae
 Redmarbled lizardfish (Synodus rubromarmoratus) — Synodontidae
Redmarbled lizardfish
Synodus rubromarmoratus
Synodontidae
 Sand diver (Synodus intermedius) — Synodontidae
Sand diver
Synodus intermedius
Synodontidae
 Sand lizardfish (Synodus dermatogenys) — Synodontidae
Sand lizardfish
Synodus dermatogenys
Synodontidae
 Sechura lizardfish (Synodus sechurae) — Synodontidae
Sechura lizardfish
Synodus sechurae
Synodontidae
 Shortjaw lizardfish (Saurida normani) — Synodontidae
Shortjaw lizardfish
Saurida normani
Synodontidae
 Slender lizardfish (Saurida elongata) — Synodontidae
Slender lizardfish
Saurida elongata
Synodontidae
 Slender lizardfish (Synodus similis) — Synodontidae
Slender lizardfish
Synodus similis
Synodontidae
 Smallfin lizardfish (Harpadon microchir) — Synodontidae
Smallfin lizardfish
Harpadon microchir
Synodontidae
 Smallscale lizardfish (Saurida caribbaea) — Synodontidae
Smallscale lizardfish
Saurida caribbaea
Synodontidae
 Snakefish (Synodus myops) — Synodontidae
Snakefish
Synodus myops
Synodontidae
 Suspicious lizardfish (Saurida suspicio) — Synodontidae
Suspicious lizardfish
Saurida suspicio
Synodontidae
 Triplecross lizardfish (Synodus macrops) — Synodontidae
Triplecross lizardfish
Synodus macrops
Synodontidae
 Twospot lizardfish (Synodus binotatus) — Synodontidae
Twospot lizardfish
Synodus binotatus
Synodontidae
 Wanieso lizardfish (Saurida wanieso) — Synodontidae
Wanieso lizardfish
Saurida wanieso
Synodontidae