Scientific Name	Synodus dermatogenys   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Fowler, 1912	Depth	1 - 70M
Chinese	革狗母魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	合齒魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F187　Synodontidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	革狗母魚
Max Length	24 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	革狗母、狗母梭、狗母、番狗母(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu、LanI Is.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Hawaiian Island
Synonyms	Synodus amaranthus, Synodus dermatogennis, Synodus variegatus, Synodus varius
Reference	Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2004)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.3(FAO,1999)  Fowler, H. W. 1912 Donaldson, T. J. 1990 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0063378. ASIZP0074011. NMMBP02460. NMMBP07888. NMMSTP00600. NTOUP200611-829. NTOUP200801-027. NTOUP200801-069. NTOUP201203-086. NTOUP201203-120. NTOUP201203-147. RUSI35016. RUSI35110.
Common Name	Sand lizardfish; Variegated lizardfish; Banded lizardfish; Clearfin lizardfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body subcylindrical, slihgtly depressed on head. Snout tip rounded. Anteriormost palatine teeth longer than more posterior teeth and in a discrete group. Membranous flap on anterior nostrils long and slender. Head and body with cycloid scales; cheek usually not scaled to preopercular margin; Scales above lateral line 5.5; (rarely 6.5); lateral-line scales with 56-64. Dorsal fin about midway on back, with 10-13(usually 13); anal fin with 8-11; pectoral fins not reaching a line connecting origins of dorsal and pelvic fins; caudal fin forked. Body brownish above, with 7 irregular blackish bars; middle of dody without longitudinal brown stripe; caudal peduncle without black blotch.
habitats	Common on sand or sand-rubble areas of lagoon and seaward reefs to over 20 m depth. Frequently buries in sand leaving only eyes and nostrils exposed.
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea to the Hawaiian, Line, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Lord Howe. It found in Siao Liouciou, Pingtung county, southweastern Taiwanese waters; and Lanyu, Taitung county, southeas
Utility	Marketed fresh.