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Sand lizardfish

Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the sand 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 sand lizardfish live?

Not recorded

Is the sand 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 sand lizardfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAulopiformes
  5. familySynodontidae
  6. genusSynodus
  7. SpeciesSynodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912

Synonyms Synodus amaranthus, Synodus dermatogennis

Other names and names in other languages (26)
  • Banded lizardfishEnglish
  • Bluestripe lizardfishEnglish
  • Clearfin lizardfishEnglish
  • Grey-streak lizardfishEnglish
  • Two-spot lizardfishEnglish
  • Variegated lizardfishEnglish
  • ještěrohlavec skvrněnýCzech
  • Sand-EidechsenfischGerman
  • Chile ásperoSpanish
  • Anoli BigarréFrench
  • 'UlaeHawaiian
  • Pesce lucertola della sabbiaItalian
  • ミナミアカエソJapanese
  • ZandhagedisvisDutch
  • Peixe-lagarto-de-linha-azulPortuguese
  • Ящероголов ФаулераRussian
  • moo'anaeTahitian
  • 狗母Chinese
  • ještěrohlavec hnědoskvrnnýCzech
  • Poisson-lézard à ligne bleueFrench
  • Poisson-lézard à nageoires jaunesFrench
  • Poisson-lézard de SableFrench
  • 狗母梭Chinese
  • 番狗母Chinese
  • 革狗母Chinese
  • 革狗母魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sand 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 sand lizardfish?

The sand lizardfish (Synodus dermatogenys) 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). Sand lizardfish (Synodus dermatogenys). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-lizardfish

MLA

“Sand lizardfish (Synodus dermatogenys).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-lizardfish.

BibTeX
@misc{sand_lizardfish_2026,
  title = {Sand lizardfish (Synodus dermatogenys)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-lizardfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}