Bluntnose lizardfish

Trachinocephalus myops

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth22–83 m
Water temperature10–29 °C
Best monthsSeptember
How commonCommon

About this species

Trachinocephalus myops, the blunt-nose lizardfish, is a species of fish in the family Synodontidae found in Atlantic Ocean. This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) TL. It has been discovered that the species has two peaks in its spawning season, from February to April and from August to October. This suggests that their reproductive activity is suitable for the different environments the species utilizes.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Trachinocephalus myops”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

Loading the map

Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 87 records
February: 109 records
March: 190 records
April: 107 records
May: 104 records
June: 94 records
July: 71 records
August: 220 records
September: 452 records
October: 270 records
November: 190 records
December: 42 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 22–83 m · Deepest record: 565 m

0–10 m: 55 records
10–20 m: 65 records
20–30 m: 140 records
30–40 m: 290 records
40–50 m: 213 records
50–60 m: 243 records
60–70 m: 139 records
70–80 m: 91 records
80–90 m: 73 records
90–100 m: 22 records
100–110 m: 17 records
110+ m: 69 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–29 °C

8–10 °C: 1 records
10–12 °C: 5 records
12–14 °C: 1 records
14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 2 records
18–20 °C: 7 records
20–22 °C: 43 records
22–24 °C: 98 records
24–26 °C: 46 records
26–28 °C: 145 records
28–30 °C: 20 records

Names and classification

English: Bluntnose lizardfish, Snakefish, bluntnose lizardfish, Bluntnose Lizardfish, Painted Saury, snakefish

Names in 7 more languages

Spanish: chile chato, Lagarto Ñato
Filipino: Tuko
French: Anoli serpent, poisson-lézard paille, Poisson-lézard rayé
Japanese: オキエソ
Korean: 황매퉁이
Thai: ปลาปากคมหูดำ, ปลาสากกะเบือทอง
Simplified Chinese: 大頭狗母魚, 大頭花桿狗母, 狗母, 狗母梭, 短吻花狗母

Other scientific names: Osmerus lemniscatus, Salmo myops, Saurus brevirostris, Saurus lemniscatus, Saurus limbatus, Saurus myops, Saurus truncatus, Synodus brevirostris, Synodus myops, Trachicephalus myops, Trachinocephalus brevirostris, Trachinocephalus limbatus, Trachynocephalus myops, Trichinocephalus myops

Similar species

banded lizardfish
Synodus dermatogenys
Common lizardfish
Synodus variegatus
Twospot lizardfish
Synodus binotatus
Lighthouse lizardfish
Synodus jaculum
Synodus fuscus
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).
2,165 open-data records from 1801 to 2025.

Log what you see on your next dive

The free DiveHive diver app keeps your logbook with every sighting and shows what lives at the site you dive next.

Join the waitlist