Large-eye Lizardfish
Synodus oculeus
- Usual depth60–225 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Synodus oculeus is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Western Pacific.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Synodus oculeus”, 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: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 9 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 5 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 60–225 m · Deepest record: 343 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Large-eye Lizardfish, Largeeye Lizardfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Irezumiomeso, イレズミオオメエソ
Similar species
banded lizardfishSynodus dermatogenys
Common lizardfishSynodus variegatus
- Twospot lizardfish
Synodus binotatus
Lighthouse lizardfishSynodus jaculum
- Black Lizardfish
Synodus kaianus
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).
- 96 open-data records from 1963 to 2023.
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