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Red lizardfish

Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the red 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 red lizardfish live?

Not recorded

Is the red 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 red lizardfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAulopiformes
  5. familySynodontidae
  6. genusSynodus
  7. SpeciesSynodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)

Synonyms Salmo variegatus, Salmo varius, Saurida rubrotaeniata, Saurus englemani, Saurus variegatus, Synodus engelmani, Synodus englamani, Synodus englemani, Synodus variegates, Synodus varius

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Common lizardfishEnglish
  • Engleman's lizardfishEnglish
  • Fowler's lizard fishEnglish
  • Hoult's lizardfishEnglish
  • Pointhead lizardfishEnglish
  • Redband lizardfishEnglish
  • Reef lizardfishEnglish
  • Scaly-cheek lizardfishEnglish
  • Short-nosed lizardfishEnglish
  • Two-spot lizardfishEnglish
  • Variegated lizardfishEnglish
  • ještěrohlavec proměnlivýCzech
  • Spraglet øglefiskDanish
  • Riff-EidechsenfischGerman
  • Lagarto EscamosoSpanish
  • Lézard VariéFrench
  • ʻulaeHawaiian
  • לטנון השוניתHebrew
  • Pesce lucertola variegatoItalian
  • ヒトスジエソJapanese
  • 꽃동멸Korean
  • RifhagedisvisDutch
  • Jaszczurnik rafowyPolish
  • Peixe-lagarto-pantropicalPortuguese
  • Красный ящероголовRussian
  • ปลาปากคมลายThai
  • TukoFilipino
  • 狗母Chinese
  • Chile de arrecifeSpanish
  • lagarto jaspeadoSpanish
  • anoli bigarréFrench
  • Anoli d'EnglemanFrench
  • Dard de RocherFrench
  • Poisson-lézardFrench
  • Poisson-lézard bigarréFrench
  • Poisson-lézard TachetéFrench
  • 杂斑狗母鱼Chinese
  • 狗母梭Chinese
  • 花斑狗母魚Chinese
  • 花狗母Chinese
  • 雜斑狗母魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red 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 red lizardfish?

The red lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) belongs to the family Synodontidae in the order Aulopiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red lizardfish (Synodus variegatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-lizardfish

MLA

“Red lizardfish (Synodus variegatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-lizardfish.

BibTeX
@misc{red_lizardfish_2026,
  title = {Red lizardfish (Synodus variegatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-lizardfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}