| Family: | Synodontidae (Lizardfishes), subfamily: Synodontinae |
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| Order: | Aulopiformes (grinners) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Blackear lizardfish | |||
| Max. size: | 26.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11228) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 60 – 96 m | |||
| Climate: | tropical | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: minor commercial | |||
| Resilience: | High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(K=0.5) | |||
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Distribution:
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Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Mozambique (Ref. 11228) to the Andaman Sea and southern Japan, south to Arafura Sea and New Caledonia. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 – 10. Body with alternating pale and dark saddle blotches above; black blotch at upper edge of operculum; fins pale (Ref. 11228). | |||
| Biology: | Found on sandy or mud bottoms (Ref. 11228). Sold fresh in markets. | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
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