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Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)

Variegated lizardfish
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Philippines country information

Common names: Al-alibot, Balanghutan, Balanghuten
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded in Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276), Verde Island Passage (Ref. 107854), Leyte Gulf (Ref. 68980), Calamianes Islands, northern Palawan (Ref. 48613), Sibuyan, Romblon (Ref. 58652), Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734). One specimen caught by angling off Calauit I., FRLM 12060. Also Ref. 393, 2334, 13724, 37603, 107852, 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kimura, S., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Red lizardfish, Two-spot lizardfish, Fowler's lizard fish, ... more

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Synodontinae
Etymology: Synodus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien rifbewoner; diepte 0 - 121 m (Ref. 58302), usually 5 - 60 m (Ref. 37816).   Tropical; 30°N - 45°S

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