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Bony fish

Twospot Lizardfish

Synodus binotatus

Also known as: Nose-spot's Lizardfish, Sharpnose Lizardfish, Spotnose Lizardfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@KitBrennan · Flair Point - Coral Sea, Australia · July 20091 / 14
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Overview

Found singly or in pairs, half buried, or resting on hard areas of sandy bottoms, over steep slopes, of shallow coral and rocky reefs.

Lizardfish are experts at camouflage, they lie in wait for their prey lying on top of the sand or buried with just their heads showing. Their jaws have one or more lines of needle-like teeth.
They grab their victims with lightening speed often taking quite large prey.

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How to identify

Pattern
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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Exact location · 2
  • Country only · 12
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Found singly or in pairs, half buried, or resting on hard areas of sandy bottoms, over steep slopes, of shallow coral and rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 14

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderAulopiformes
    5. familySynodontidae
    6. genusSynodus
    7. speciesSynodus binotatus Schultz, 1953

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    More in the family

    Lizardfishes (Synodontidae)