Black Lizardfish
Synodus kaianus
- Usual depth183–276 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
About this species
The Gunther's lizardfish (Synodus kaianus) is a species of lizardfish that seems to live mainly in the Pacific Ocean. This fish species is extremely rare and so far only one specimen has been found in Hawaii.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Gunther's lizard fish”, 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: 4 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 18 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 183–276 m · Deepest record: 329.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black Lizardfish, Gunther's Lizard Fish, Gunther's lizard fish; Black Lizardfish, Kaianus lizardfish
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- lagarto kaianus
- French
- anoli kaianus
- Japanese
- Hanatogoeso, ハナトゴエソ
Other scientific names: Saurus kaianus
Similar species
banded lizardfishSynodus dermatogenys
Common lizardfishSynodus variegatus
- Twospot lizardfish
Synodus binotatus
Lighthouse lizardfishSynodus jaculum
- 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).
- 99 open-data records from 1964 to 2008.
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