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Twospot lizardfish

Synodus binotatus Schultz, 1953

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the twospot 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 twospot lizardfish live?

Not recorded

Is the twospot 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 twospot lizardfish classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAulopiformes
  5. familySynodontidae
  6. genusSynodus
  7. SpeciesSynodus binotatus Schultz, 1953
Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Spotnose lizardfishEnglish
  • Two-spot lizard fishEnglish
  • ještěrohlavec dvouskvrnnýCzech
  • lagarto dos manchasSpanish
  • anoli à deux tachesFrench
  • ニテンエソJapanese
  • Пятнистоносый ящероголовRussian
  • mo'o'anaeTahitian
  • 狗母Chinese
  • Poisson-lézard à deux tachesFrench
  • 双斑狗母鱼Chinese
  • 吻斑狗母魚Chinese
  • 狗母梭Chinese
  • 雙斑狗母Chinese
  • 雙斑狗母魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the twospot 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 twospot lizardfish?

The twospot lizardfish (Synodus binotatus) 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). Twospot lizardfish (Synodus binotatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/twospot-lizardfish

MLA

“Twospot lizardfish (Synodus binotatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/twospot-lizardfish.

BibTeX
@misc{twospot_lizardfish_2026,
  title = {Twospot lizardfish (Synodus binotatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/twospot-lizardfish},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}