Inshore Lizardfish
Inshore Lizardfish
Galliwasp, Largarto, Sand Pike
Synodus foetens

Description:

Elongate body shape with shallow forked tail. Olive to brown from the top, with a white belly. Roughly eight diamond-shaped blotches on sides. Dorsal and caudal fins a dusky color.

Average Maximum Size:

40 cm (15.7 in)

Adults Distinguishing Characteristics:

Juveniles Distinguishing Characteristics:

Range:

Massachusettes to Brazil

Habitat:

Estuaries, bays, inlets, and along beaches near the bottom.

Notes:

Regulated Species:

No

Regulations Website:

Species: Synodus foetens
Family: Synodontidae
Family Description: Lizardfishes
Mouth Type: Terminal
Tail Type: Forked
Dorsal Type: Split, Single

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