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Rapanui lizardfish

Synodus isolatus Randall, 2009

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the rapanui 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 rapanui lizardfish live?

Not recorded

Is the rapanui 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 rapanui lizardfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAulopiformes
  5. familySynodontidae
  6. genusSynodus
  7. SpeciesSynodus isolatus Randall, 2009

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the rapanui 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 rapanui lizardfish?

The rapanui lizardfish (Synodus isolatus) 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). Rapanui lizardfish (Synodus isolatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rapanui-lizardfish

MLA

“Rapanui lizardfish (Synodus isolatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rapanui-lizardfish.

BibTeX
@misc{rapanui_lizardfish_2026,
  title = {Rapanui lizardfish (Synodus isolatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rapanui-lizardfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}