Names
Scientific Name：Synodus taiwanensis
EN Common Names：Taiwanese lizardfish
Classification
Chordata > Ray-finned fishes > Myctophiformes > lizardfish > Lizard-fish
Descriptions
学名、命名者与年份 : Synodus taiwanensis Chen, Ho & Shao, 2007
棲息深度 : - 80
最大體長 : 19.5 cm
简介 :
俗名臺灣狗母、狗母梭、狗母。棲息於深海、礁區，無毒性，不可食用，無觀賞價值，不是經濟性魚類，分布於臺灣，產於臺灣南部，最大體長19.5 cm，為臺灣特有種，模式種產於臺灣西南部後壁湖。
形態特徵 :
體圓而瘦長，呈長圓柱形；尾柄兩側具稜脊。53-54；側線上鱗數 3.5；腹膜點8-10。單一背鰭，軟條13；有脂鰭；臀鰭與脂鰭相對，軟條9；胸鰭短，鰭條12-13，末端不延伸至腹鰭起點與背鰭起點之連線；尾鰭叉形，上葉等長於下葉。體側上部褐色，具8-9不規則之深色鞍斑；體側中部約有8條左右的縱帶，排列方式為與深色鞍斑交錯；鰓蓋後上角具有1個黑色斑塊，不分叉或僅末端分叉；尾柄不具黑色斑塊。背鰭及尾鰭上下葉均具有許多條紋。本種與S. tectus及S. hoshinonis相近，主要差異在鰓蓋上的黑斑不分叉。
棲所生態 :
主要棲息於深海礁區海域，棲息深度可達80公尺間。肉食性魚，經常停棲於礁區之硬質底質區，利用身上多變的花紋做為偽裝，伺機捕食獵物；有時會以
地理分布 :
分布於臺灣南部。為臺灣的特有種。
瀕危狀態 : 不在IUCN瀕危名單中
Data Source : fishdb.sinica.edu.tw
Neighbors
Synodus amaranthus
Synodus amaranthus
Two-spot lizardfish
Synodus binotatus
Sharpnose Lizardfish
Synodus bondi
Capricorn lizardfish
Synodus capricornis
Sand lizardfish
Synodus dermatogenys
Arrowtooth lizardfish
Synodus doaki
Engleman's lizardfish
Synodus englemani
Inotted lizardfish
Synodus evermanni
Synodus falcatus
Synodus falcatus
Synodus fasciapelvicus
Synodus fasciapelvicus
Inshore Lizardfish
Synodus foetens
Synodus fuscus
Synodus fuscus
Synodus gibbsi
Synodus gibbsi
Blackear lizardfish
Synodus hoshinonis
Indian lizardfish
Synodus indicus
Sand Diver
Synodus intermedius
Synodus isolatus
Synodus isolatus
Lighthouse lizardfish
Synodus jaculum
Synodus janus
Synodus janus
Gunther's lizard fish
Synodus kaianus
Sauro lizardfish
Synodus lacertinus
Lobel's lizardfish
Synodus lobeli
California lizardfish
Synodus lucioceps
Synodus macrocephalus
Synodus macrocephalus
Triplecross lizardfish
Synodus macrops
Largespot Lizardfish
Synodus macrostigmus
Lizardfish
Synodus marchenae
Lizardfish
Synodus mascarensis
Lizardfish
Synodus mundyi
Large-eye lizardfish
Synodus oculeus
Oriental Lizardfish
Synodus orientalis
Offshore lizardfish
Synodus poeyi
Pyle's Lizardfish
Synodus pylei
Randall's Lizardfish
Synodus randalli
Redmarbled lizardfish
Synodus rubromarmoratus
Speartoothed grinner
Synodus sageneus
Synodus sanguineus
Synodus sanguineus
Atlantic lizardfish
Synodus saurus
Shorthead lizardfish
Synodus scituliceps
Sechura lizardfish
Synodus sechurae
Lavender lizardfish
Synodus similis
Red lizardfish
Synodus synodus
Tectus lizardfish
Synodus tectus
Red lizard fish
Synodus ulae
Lizardfish
Synodus usitatus
Variegated lizardfish
Synodus variegatus
Synodus vityazi
Synodus vityazi