Comparison of the Nasal Olfactory Organs of Various Species of Lizardfishes (Teleostei: Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) with Additional Remarks on the Brain
Table 1
Lizardfishes studied, locality of origin, and standard length ( + SD in mm.).
Species name & author
Site of collection
No. fish studied
(mm)
Sex
Saurida elongata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)
Taiwan
7
140 (±20)
M + F
Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1924)
Red Sea, Kosrae
8
160 (±9)
M + F
Saurida macrolepis (Tanaka, 1917)
Mediterranean, Red S.
20
280 (±80)
M + F
Saurida nebulosa (Valenciennes, 1850)
Hawaii
1
109
F
Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795)
Red Sea
7
220 (±60)
M + F
Synodus dermatogenis (Fowler, 1912)
Tonga Is., Seychelles, Mozambique
8
90 (±50)
M + F
Synodus falcatus (Waples & Randall, 1989)
Hawaii
1
56
M
Synodus indicus (Day,1873)
India (Kerala)
1
126
F
Synodus kaianus (Guenther, 1880)
Hawaii
2
155, 202
F
Synodus saurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Mediterranean Sea
4
180 (±15)
M + F
Synodus variegatus (Lacepode, 1803)
Red Sea, Philippines, Natal (S. Africa)
26
150 (±80)
M + F
Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801)
Red Sea, Hawaii
8
175 (±45)
M + F
(no differences were exposed between the sexes); SD, standard deviation.
