Synodus intermedius
Sand diver | Lizardfish
Synodus intermedius, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Synodus intermedius, Belize, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Synodus intermedius, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Synodus intermedius, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Synodus intermedius, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Synodus intermedius, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
Mottled body with a series of dark bars, maze-like pattern of yellow-brown and bluish scribbles, a row of dark spots on sides and a black spot above shoulder beneath gill cover. A bottom-dwelling, ambush predator. Sits motionless on the bottom and is able to adjust its patterning to camouflage with it\'s surroundings.
Information
Max Size: 46 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 20-30.6°C
Depth: 3-320m
Habitat Generalization Index: 4.12
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: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (9.1% 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