This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Ho, Hsuan-Ching, Chen, Jen-Ping, Shao, Kwang-Tsao (2016): A new species of the lizardfish genus Synodus (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from the western Pacific Ocean. Zootaxa 4162 (1): 134-142, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4162.1.6

Abstract

Synodus pacificus sp. nov., a new species of lizardfish, is described based on specimens collected in the western Pacific Ocean. It belongs to a species group with needle-like posterior processes of the pelvic girdle and differs from its congeners by having the following combination of characters: 4 upside-down omega-shaped marks on the lateral body; black patches on the nape and opercular region; cross bars on the ventral surface of the head; bars on the dorsal and caudal fins; orbital large (6.7–8.1% SL); interorbital space narrow (2.1–2.8% SL); snout short (6.3–7.2% SL); anterior palatine teeth not longer than posterior teeth; pectoral fin extending slightly beyond a line from base of pelvic fin to origin of dorsal fin; 7 peritoneal spots; peritoneal membrane pale; nasal flap long and pointed; dorsal-fin rays 11–13 (mainly11); anal-fin rays 9–11 (mainly 10 or 11); pectoral-fin rays 11–14 (mainly 12); total vertebrae 53 or 54; pored lateral-line scales 52–54; transverse scale rows above the lateral line 3.5, below 4.5 or 5; gill rakers 31–37; and 17–29 teeth on free end of tongue.

Key words: taxonomy, Teleostei, Synodus pacificus, new species, Taiwan

GBIF url: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d91a06f2-0709-4aa2-b52c-4861213b09d6
Homepage: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/summary/FFBEFFA6843CFFF5234BFFE5734AFF95
Citation: Ho H, Chen J, Shao K, plazi (2016). A new species of the lizardfish genus Synodus (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from the western Pacific Ocean. Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4162.1.6 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-02-12.