Tailspot Lizardfish

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Synodus jaculum

Tailspot Lizardfish, a reference photo
Photo: Izuzuki · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

The lighthouse lizardfish (Synodus jaculum), also known as the blacktail lizardfish, is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-Pacific.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Tailspot 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

Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Aulopiformes
Family
Synodontidae
Genus
Synodus
Species
Synodus jaculum

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