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Updated 8/23/2020
Family Synodontidae
INDO-WEST PACIFIC / HAWAII
Synodus binotatus
Firehouse, Oahu, 25 feet
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Haleiwa Trench, Oahu, 30 feet
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Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 20 feet
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Puako, Hawaii, 25 feet |
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Juvenile, Puako, Hawaii, 20 feet
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USS
Macaw wreck, Midway, 25 feet |
Lewaling, Indonesia |
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TWOSPOT LIZARDFISH
| Slender species commonly observed on coral at scuba
depths. Brassy with five greenish-brown saddles, front third of
the body light with herring-bone appearance. With age the area
forward of the dorsal fin becomes pale and the saddle behind the head
fades. Individuals with reddish head can be confused with
Synodus rubromarmoratus. Despite the common
name most Synodus have two
small dots at the tip of the snout. Attains 7 inches. East
Africa to Okinawa, Hawai'i, and French Polynesia. |
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