Synodus binotatus Schultz, 1953
- Dataset
- The National Checklist of Taiwan (Catalogue of Life in Taiwan, TaiCoL)
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Chordata
- class
- Actinopterygii
- order
- Aulopiformes
- family
- Synodontidae
- genus
- Synodus
diagnostic
Body subcylindrical, slihgtly depressed on head. Snout tip rounded. Anteriormost palatine teeth longer than more posterior teeth and in a discrete group. Membranous flap on anterior nostrils long and broad. Head and body with cycloid scales; cheek behind mouth scaled; scales above lateral line 3.5(rarely 4.5); dorsal fin about midway on back, with 12-14 rays(usually 13); anal fin with 8-10(usually 9); Pectoral fins extending well beyond a line from pelvic-fin origin to dorsal-fin origin; caudal fin forked. Dorsal tip of snout with a pair of small but prominent black spots. Middle rays of caudal fin without black tips.
distribution
Widespread in the Indo-West Pacific from Gulf of Aden and East Africa to the Hawaiian and Gambier islands, north to the Ogasawara Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef. It found in southwestern and southern Taiwanese waters.
Name
- Homonyms
- Synodus binotatus Schultz, 1953