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red lizardfish (Synodus synodus)
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red lizardfish (Synodus synodus) specimen
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Synodontidae

red lizardfish

Synodus synodus

Forty Three Centimeters Synodontid Fish of Western Atlantic

  • Red
  • Tropical
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

red lizardfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 43 cm.

Genus
Synodus
Maximum length
43 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira, Canary Islands, and St. Helena Island (Ref. 4472 ); range extending to São Tomé Island (Ref. 34088 ). Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and southwestern Gulf of Mexico to Uruguay (Ref. 7251 ), including the Caribbean (Ref. 4472 ). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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