The Atlantic lizardfish (Synodus saurus), also known as the bluestripe lizardfish, is a species of lizardfish that lives primarily in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Atlantic Lizardfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Trachinocephalus trachinus
- Synodus dermatogenys
- Trachinus draco — venomous
- Synodus lacertinus
- Synodus synodus
- Trachinocephalus myops
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Aulopiformes
- Family
- Synodontidae
- Genus
- Synodus
- Species
- Synodus saurus
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