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Sauro lizardfish

Synodus lacertinus Gilbert, 1890

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the sauro 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 sauro lizardfish live?

Not recorded

Is the sauro 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 sauro lizardfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAulopiformes
  5. familySynodontidae
  6. genusSynodus
  7. SpeciesSynodus lacertinus Gilbert, 1890

Synonyms Synodus marchenae

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Calico lizardfishEnglish
  • ještěrohlavec skrytýCzech
  • HuavinaSpanish
  • Peixe-lagarto-americanoPortuguese
  • ještěrohlavec galapážskýCzech
  • chile lagartoSpanish
  • Lagarto chileSpanish
  • Pez lagartija nocheSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sauro 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 sauro lizardfish?

The sauro lizardfish (Synodus lacertinus) 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). Sauro lizardfish (Synodus lacertinus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sauro-lizardfish

MLA

“Sauro lizardfish (Synodus lacertinus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/sauro-lizardfish.

BibTeX
@misc{sauro_lizardfish_2026,
  title = {Sauro lizardfish (Synodus lacertinus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sauro-lizardfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}