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Twospot lizardfish
Synodus binotatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Twospot lizardfish
- Scientific
- Synodus binotatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 28 cm (fork length); commonly 10 cm; max. published weight 27.60 g
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 88 m (usually 1 to 10 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small lizardfish with a pair of small black spots on the tip of the snout, reaching about 28 cm. It perches on hard surfaces on coral reefs and ambushes small fish and shrimps.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Synodus-binotatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Lizard_fish_Synodus_binotatus_Schultz_1953_in_Kona_Hawaii.j
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.