Species: Synodus bondi, Sharpnose lizardfish
eye seems small
nostril flap: narrow, filament
5.5-6.5 scales - LL to D
Synodus bondi Fowler, 1939
Sharpnose lizardfish
Body relatively slender; snout triangular & sharply pointed, > eye, and long (29 (26.3-37.2)% headlength); flap on front nostril narrow & tapering to a filament; adipose lids around eye relatively wide, eye appears relatively small; mouth large, extending well past eye, top jaw 62.9 (58-70.1%) headlength; many rows of fine pointed teeth on jaws, tongue and (in 1 band) on side of roof of mouth; fins without spines; one dorsal fin 11-12 in midbody, with a small skin-flap fin behind it above anal fin; pectorals 12-14, not reaching origin of pelvic fin; anal 10-11 (10-12) rays; length of anal fin base usually more than dorsal fin base; pelvics on abdomen behind pectoral base, 8 rays, inner rays distinctly longer than outer rays; 23-25 scales before dorsal fin on nape; 60 (57-60) lateral line scales; 5.5-6.5 scales between dorsal fin and lateral line; bases of short rays at top and bottom of tail fin completely scaleless.
Pale grey-brown; 6-8 indistinct dark marks, often with pale centers, along center of flank; rows of pale spots along upper side of body; often indistinct dark saddles across top of back; end of top of tail base with a dark spot; tail fin with dark rear edge and often dark lower lobe. Young: 6 -8 black Xs along side of belly before anal fin.
Size: 32 cm.
Habitat: On mud and sand bottoms, including shallow inshore areas and off beaches.
Depth: 1-208 m.
The central Caribbean to southern Brazil.
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- Salinity
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- Marine Only
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Mud
- Sand & gravel
- Soft bottom only
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Bony fishes
- Data
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- All species.
- Regional Endemism
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- Island (s)
- GC non-endemic
- Extends South of GC
- All species..
- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- Continental primarily
- Also in Brazil
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 32
- Depth Range Min
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- 1
- Depth Range Max
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- 208
