Twospot lizardfish
Synodus binotatus
- Usual depth3–24 m
- Water temperature22–30 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and September
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The two-spot lizardfish is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Two-spot lizardfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 21 records
- February: 30 records
- March: 22 records
- April: 16 records
- May: 39 records
- June: 20 records
- July: 11 records
- August: 36 records
- September: 36 records
- October: 30 records
- November: 30 records
- December: 11 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–24 m · Deepest record: 327 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Twospot lizardfish, Spotnose Lizardfish, twospot lizardfish, Twospot Lizardfish, Two-spot Lizard Fish
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- lagarto dos manchas
- French
- Anoli à deux taches, Poisson-lézard à deux taches
- Japanese
- Niten-eso, ニテンエソ
- Simplified Chinese
- 双斑狗母鱼, 吻斑狗母魚, 狗母, 狗母梭, 雙斑狗母, 雙斑狗母魚
Similar species
banded lizardfishSynodus dermatogenys
Common lizardfishSynodus variegatus
Lighthouse lizardfishSynodus jaculum
- Black Lizardfish
Synodus kaianus
- Large-eye Lizardfish
Synodus oculeus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 664 open-data records from 1946 to 2023.
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