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Iguana lizardfish

Synodus sechurae Hildebrand, 1946

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the iguana 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 iguana lizardfish live?

Not recorded

Is the iguana 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 iguana lizardfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAulopiformes
  5. familySynodontidae
  6. genusSynodus
  7. SpeciesSynodus sechurae Hildebrand, 1946
Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • Sechura lizardfishEnglish
  • ještěrohlavec sechurskýCzech
  • HuavinaSpanish
  • Перуанский ящероголовRussian
  • chile iguanaSpanish
  • Lagarto iguanaSpanish
  • Pez lagartijaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the iguana 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 iguana lizardfish?

The iguana lizardfish (Synodus sechurae) belongs to the family Synodontidae in the order Aulopiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Iguana lizardfish (Synodus sechurae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/iguana-lizardfish

MLA

“Iguana lizardfish (Synodus sechurae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/iguana-lizardfish.

BibTeX
@misc{iguana_lizardfish_2026,
  title = {Iguana lizardfish (Synodus sechurae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/iguana-lizardfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}