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Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Synodontinae
Etymology: Synodus: Greek, syn, symphysis = grown together + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); lobeli: Named in honor of Philip S. Lobel, who first discovered the species and suspected it was undescribed (Ref. 7438).
Eponymy: Dr Phillip S ‘Phil’ Lobel is a biologist and ichthyologist who is Professor of Biology at Boston University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Waples & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 31 - 140 m (Ref. 58302). Tropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan. Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii (Ref. 37501), including Taiwan (Ref. 58391).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.4 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 37501)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11 - 12; Raggi anali molli: 9; Vertebre: 53 - 56. Preopercle scaled to posterior margin; anterior palatine teeth not distinctly longer than and not isolated from posterior palatine teeth; membranous flap on anterior nostrils slender; body depth 6.7-7.8 in SL; pectoral fins not reaching a line connecting origins of dorsal and pelvic fins; anal fin base about two-thirds dorsal fin base; pale with small irregular dark blotches forming longitudinal lines on upper half of body (Ref. 7438).
Found on sand bottoms (Ref. 7438). Benthic (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Senou, H., Y. Morita and K. Arai, 1995. Two new records of lizardfishes (Pisces: Synodontidae) from Japan. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 42(1):93-95. (Ref. 37501)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 17.2 - 23.8, mean 22 °C (based on 33 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (19 of 100).