Synodus lacertinus

Calico lizardfish | Sauro Lizardfish
Synodus lacertinus
Synodus lacertinus, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Synodus lacertinus
Synodus lacertinus, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Synodus lacertinus
Synodus lacertinus, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Synodus lacertinus
Synodus lacertinus, Machalilla, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Synodus lacertinus
Synodus lacertinus
Synodus lacertinus
Synodus lacertinus

Distribution

Tropical Eastern Pacific


Description

Mottled reddish body with 5-7 dark bars across back, irregular bluish markings in between and a white stripe along side with rectangular dark blocks aligned with bars.


Information

Max Size: 20 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 21.3-30.1°C

Depth: 1-27m

Habitat Generalization Index: 4.05

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Least Concern

Occurrence: Frequent (12.0% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: Joe Shields