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Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Synodontinae
Etymology: Synodus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); doaki: Named after Wade Doak, pioneer New Zealand diver and underwater naturalist who first discovered this fish at the Poor Knights Islands.
Eponymy: Wade Thomas Doak (1940–2019) was a pioneering New Zealand diver and underwater naturalist, who discovered this species at Poor Knights Islands, off eastern Northland, New Zealand. He wrote: Sharks and Other Ancestors (1976). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 9 - 260 m (Ref. 58302). Temperate
Indo-Pacific: East Africa, Japan, Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897), eastern Australia, northern New Zealand (Ref. 9818) and Hawaiian Islands (Ref. 58302). Southeast Pacific: Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez (Ref. 50546).
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 2334)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 0; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 13 - 15; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 8 - 9. Cheek scaled to margin of preopercle; flap on anterior nostrils very long and rounded; pectoral fins reaching a line connecting origins of dorsal and pelvic fins. The irregular bars and spots on the body red, the centers of larger markings sometimes yellow. All fins with transverse red bands.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Benthic (Ref. 58302). Inhabits sandy bottoms close to rock or coral outcrops. In New Zealand, frequently seen in pairs (Ref. 9818).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Αναφ.
123201): 17.1 - 27.3, mean 23.7 °C (based on 161 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Αναφ.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00221 - 0.00945), b=3.16 (2.99 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ.
120179): Υψηλό, ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού < 15 μήνες (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (18 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 17.3 [5.3, 41.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.189 [0.062, 0.429] mg/100g; Protein = 16.1 [13.2, 18.5] %; Omega3 = 0.195 [0.063, 0.531] g/100g; Selenium = 9.58 [3.21, 24.42] μg/100g; VitaminA = 69 [15, 308] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.439 [0.246, 0.723] mg/100g (wet weight);