Variegated Lizardfish

Synodus variegatus

commonwhiteredbrownbandedmediumsand-rubble

Habitat: Sand & rubble
Max size: 40 cm
Depth: 5-60 m
Family: Synodontidae

The variegated lizardfish is a lizardfish of the family Synodontidae found in the western Pacific and Indian Oceans, at depths from 4 to 90 m. It can reach a maximum length of 40 cm.

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Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Two lizardfish that sit propped on their pelvic fins, waiting to ambush. Variegated Lizardfish is grey to red, with about six hourglass-shaped dark saddles along the upper side, sometimes merged into one solid red band, and prefers to rest on hard surfaces. Sand Lizardfish is brownish with five to seven red-brown bars crossing a broken red band, a cluster of six dark spots on the tip of the snout, and buries itself in sand with only its eyes showing.

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