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Big-eyed lizardfish

Synodus macrops Tanaka, 1917

Status not recordedbony fish

The big-eyed lizardfish (Synodus macrops) is a species in the family Synodontidae, order Aulopiformes.

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Quick facts about the big-eyed lizardfish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the big-eyed lizardfish live?

Not recorded

Is the big-eyed lizardfish endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the big-eyed lizardfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAulopiformes
  5. familySynodontidae
  6. genusSynodus
  7. SpeciesSynodus macrops Tanaka, 1917
Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Enigmatic lizardfishEnglish
  • Triplecross lizardfishEnglish
  • ještěrohlavec velkookýCzech
  • lagarto de crucesSpanish
  • anoli croixFrench
  • チョウチョウエソJapanese
  • 수다꽃동멸Korean
  • Большой ящероголовRussian
  • 狗母Chinese
  • 叉斑狗母魚Chinese
  • 大目狗母Chinese
  • 大目狗母魚Chinese
  • 狗母梭Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the big-eyed lizardfish

Other species in the same genus Synodus.

Lizard fish

Synodus saurus

SynodontidaeNo free photo yet

Lizard fish

Synodus synodus

SynodontidaeNo free photo yet

Javelinfish

Synodus jaculum

SynodontidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the big-eyed lizardfish?

The big-eyed lizardfish (Synodus macrops) belongs to the family Synodontidae in the order Aulopiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Big-eyed lizardfish (Synodus macrops). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/big-eyed-lizardfish

MLA

“Big-eyed lizardfish (Synodus macrops).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/big-eyed-lizardfish.

BibTeX
@misc{big_eyed_lizardfish_2026,
  title = {Big-eyed lizardfish (Synodus macrops)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/big-eyed-lizardfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}