Domain |
   Eukarya |
Kingdom |
   Animalia |
Phylum |
   Chordata |
Family |
   Synodontidae |
Description |
   Lizardfishes |
Environment |
   Brackish & Marine |
Etymology |
   Greek, syn, sym = all together, united + Greek, odous = teeth |
Genus |
   3 |
No. of Species |
   71 |
Order |
   Aulopiformes |
Class |
   Actinopterygii |
Reproductive Guild |
   Nonguarders |
Distribution |
   Chiefly marine; rarely brackish. Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Supramaxilla small, if present. Branchiostegal rays 8-26. Vertebrae 39-67. Non-hermaphroditic, except in the monoecious Bathysaurus. Small cylindrical fishes with spineless fins and large mouth full of slender sharp teeth, even on tongue. Voracious predators of small fishes. |