Synodus
janus
Waples & Randall, 1988
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Family:
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Synodontidae
(Lizardfishes), subfamily: Synodontinae
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Order:
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Aulopiformes
(grinners)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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13.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7438) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine
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Climate: |
subtropical |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Eastern Central Pacific: known only from a single specimen from Hilo, Hawaii.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12 - 12;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 13;
Vertebrae: 64. Diameter of bony orbit 5.1% of SL; post oral position of cheek unscaled; anterior palatine teeth somewhat longer than posterior palatine teeth; membranous flap on anterior nostrils long and slender; pectoral fin short (longest ray 9.3% of SL), not reaching a line connecting origins of dorsal and pelvic fins; pigment concentrated in small, brown blotches rather than large saddles evident in other species (Ref. 7438).
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
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