Lighthouse Lizardfish
Synodus jaculum Russell & Cressey, 1979
Also calledAnoli phare (fra) · Oguroeso (jpn) · Peixe-lagarto-javali (por) · Poisson-lézard à tache noire (fra) · ještěrohlavec černoskvrnný (ces) · lagarto faro (spa) · mo'o'anae (tah) · Чернохвостый ящероголов (rus) · オグロエソ (jpn) · 射狗母 (zho) · 射狗母魚 (zho) · 斑尾狗母魚 (zho) · 汕狗母 (zho) · 狗母 (zho)
First described in: Russell, B. C.; Cressey, R. F. (1979). Three new species of Indo-west Pacific lizardfish (Synodontidae). <em>Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.</em> 92 (1): 166-175.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution and habitat. New Ireland: 2. — General distribution: East Africa east to Line, Marquesas and Society islands, north to southern Japan, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Found on sand or sandrubble areas of lagoon and seaward coral reefs, 2 – 100 m depth. Marine.
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 5212684.