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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Found on current-prone (Ref. 48635) sand or mud bottoms (Ref. 11228), usually in depths of 20 m or more. Usually buries itself in the sand (Ref. 48635). Sold fresh and dried salted in markets.
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Cressey, R.F. and R.S. Waples 1984 Synodontidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3520)
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Distribution
Djibouti, Eritrea, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa (country), Ungama Bay
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MacNae, W. & M. Kalk (eds) (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand Univ. Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6266
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5909
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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Smith, J.L.B. & M.M. Smith (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5926
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Fulanda, B.; Ohtomi, J.; Mueni, E.; Kimani, E. (2011). Fishery trends, resource-use and management system in the Ungwana Bay fishery Kenya. Ocean & Coastal Management, vol. 54, no. 5, pp. 401-414.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=166289
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Indo-West Pacific: southern Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 4055) to southern India and Sri Lanka. One specimen is known from the Philippines. Also reported from Indonesia and northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978).
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Cressey, R.F. and R.S. Waples 1984 Synodontidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3520)
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Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa east to Philippines, south to Western Australia.
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 9 - 11
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Heemstra, P.C. 1995 Additions and corrections for the 1995 impression. p. v-xv. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Revised Edition of Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 11228)
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Size
Max. size
33.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 11228))
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Heemstra, P.C. 1995 Additions and corrections for the 1995 impression. p. v-xv. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Revised Edition of Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 11228)
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Diagnostic Description
Body dusky pink above, with pale blue-grey blotches and stripes; 2 black streaks at upper edge of operculum; caudal fin yellow in color; some with dark blotches along lateral line (Ref. 11228).
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Heemstra, P.C. 1995 Additions and corrections for the 1995 impression. p. v-xv. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Revised Edition of Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 11228)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=11228&speccode=506
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Description
Found in shelf waters. Inhabits soft bottoms (Ref. 9710). Sold fresh and dried salted in markets.
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Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=5909
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
reef-associated; marine; depth range 20 - 100 m (Ref. 9710)
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&speccode=13770
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Depth range based on 271 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 162 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 11.5 - 141
Temperature range (°C): 21.318 - 27.590
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.164 - 19.318
Salinity (PPS): 33.945 - 36.290
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.907 - 4.701
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.169 - 1.428
Silicate (umol/l): 2.202 - 21.536
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 11.5 - 141
Temperature range (°C): 21.318 - 27.590
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.164 - 19.318
Salinity (PPS): 33.945 - 36.290
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.907 - 4.701
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.169 - 1.428
Silicate (umol/l): 2.202 - 21.536
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 162 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 11.5 - 141
Temperature range (°C): 21.318 - 27.590
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.164 - 19.318
Salinity (PPS): 33.945 - 36.290
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.907 - 4.701
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.169 - 1.428
Silicate (umol/l): 2.202 - 21.536
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 11.5 - 141
Temperature range (°C): 21.318 - 27.590
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.164 - 19.318
Salinity (PPS): 33.945 - 36.290
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.907 - 4.701
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.169 - 1.428
Silicate (umol/l): 2.202 - 21.536
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Depth: 20 - 100m.
From 20 to 100 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
From 20 to 100 meters.
Habitat: reef-associated.
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Trophic Strategy
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Synodus indicus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
CCTCTACATAATCTTTGGTGCCTGGGCCGGAATGGTGGGGACAGCCCTCAGCCTTTTGATCCGCGCTGAGCTTAGCCAGCCCGGGGCCCTTCTAGGGGATGACCAAATCTACAATGTAATTGTTACCGCCCACGCATTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTGATACCAATCATAATTGGCGGTTTTGGAAATTGACTTATCCCTCTAATGATTGGCGCCCCTGATATAGCCTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATGAGCTTCTGGCTTCTGCCTCCATCGTTCCTGCTCCTCCTAGCATCCTCTGGTGTCGAGGCCGGAGCCGGTACCGGATGAACGGTTTACCCCCCGTTAGCGGGCAACTTAGCCCACGCTGGGGCCTCAGTAGACTTAACAATTTTTTCCCTTCACTTGGCGGGGATTTCATCTATTTTGGGTGCAATCAACTTTATTACAACTATTATTAACATAAAGCCCCCCTCAATTTCCCAGTATCAGACCCCCCTTTTCGTCTGGGCCGTGCTAATTACGGCAGTACTACTTTTGCTTTCTCTTCCGGTCCTAGCGGCTGGTATTACAATGCTACTTACAGATCGAAACTTAAACACTACTTTCTTCGATCCTGCAGGAGGCGGGGACCCTATTTTGTACCAGCACCTG
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Synodus indicus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 4
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: commercial
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Cressey, R.F. and R.S. Waples 1984 Synodontidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3520)
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Wikipedia
Indian lizardfish
The Indian lizardfish (Synodus indicus) is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Synodus indicus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
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