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Red lizard fish

Synodus ulae Schultz, 1953

Status not recordedbony fish

The red lizard fish (Synodus ulae) is a species in the family Synodontidae, order Aulopiformes.

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Quick facts about the red lizard fish

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 red lizard fish live?

Not recorded

Is the red lizard fish 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 red lizard fish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAulopiformes
  5. familySynodontidae
  6. genusSynodus
  7. SpeciesSynodus ulae Schultz, 1953
Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • Five-band lizardfishEnglish
  • Hawaiian lizardfishEnglish
  • ještěrohlavec červenoskvrnnýCzech
  • 'UlaeHawaiian
  • アカエソJapanese
  • Шахматный ящероголовRussian
  • 狗母Chinese
  • 狗母梭Chinese
  • 紅斑狗母Chinese
  • 紅斑狗母魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red lizard fish

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 red lizard fish?

The red lizard fish (Synodus ulae) belongs to the family Synodontidae in the order Aulopiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red lizard fish (Synodus ulae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-lizard-fish

MLA

“Red lizard fish (Synodus ulae).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-lizard-fish.

BibTeX
@misc{red_lizard_fish_2026,
  title = {Red lizard fish (Synodus ulae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-lizard-fish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}