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Blackear lizardfish

Synodus hoshinonis Tanaka, 1917

Status not recordedbony fish

The blackear lizardfish (Synodus hoshinonis) is a species in the family Synodontidae, order Aulopiformes.

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Quick facts about the blackear 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 blackear lizardfish live?

Not recorded

Is the blackear 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 blackear lizardfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAulopiformes
  5. familySynodontidae
  6. genusSynodus
  7. SpeciesSynodus hoshinonis Tanaka, 1917
Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Black-shouldered lizardfishEnglish
  • Blackpatch lizardfishEnglish
  • Blackshoulder lizardfishEnglish
  • ještěrohlavec skřeloskvrnnýCzech
  • Lagarto Orejas NegrasSpanish
  • Anoli oreille noireFrench
  • ホシノエソJapanese
  • 주홍꽃동멸Korean
  • Хошинонский ящероголовRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the blackear 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 blackear lizardfish?

The blackear lizardfish (Synodus hoshinonis) 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). Blackear lizardfish (Synodus hoshinonis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackear-lizardfish

MLA

“Blackear lizardfish (Synodus hoshinonis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackear-lizardfish.

BibTeX
@misc{blackear_lizardfish_2026,
  title = {Blackear lizardfish (Synodus hoshinonis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/blackear-lizardfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}