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Lizardfish

Synodus poeyi Jordan, 1887

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the 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 lizardfish live?

Not recorded

Is the 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 lizardfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAulopiformes
  5. familySynodontidae
  6. genusSynodus
  7. SpeciesSynodus poeyi Jordan, 1887
Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Offshore lizardfishEnglish
  • ještěrohlavec PoeyůvCzech
  • GuavinaSpanish
  • Otogai-aka-esoJapanese
  • CalangoPortuguese
  • Ящероголов ПойеRussian
  • chile barbadoSpanish
  • GuaripeteSpanish
  • LagartoSpanish
  • lagarto barbadoSpanish
  • Lagarto OceánicoSpanish
  • Largato BarbadoSpanish
  • ManuelitoSpanish
  • Lagarto Do MarPortuguese
  • Peixe-lagartoPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the 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 lizardfish?

The lizardfish (Synodus poeyi) 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). Lizardfish (Synodus poeyi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/synodus-poeyi

MLA

“Lizardfish (Synodus poeyi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/synodus-poeyi.

BibTeX
@misc{synodus_poeyi_2026,
  title = {Lizardfish (Synodus poeyi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/synodus-poeyi},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}