Scientific Name	Synodus fuscus   Pronounce			by: Hsuan-Ching Ho
Author	Tanaka, 1917	Depth	5 - 30M
Chinese	褐狗母魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	合齒魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F187　Synodontidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	褐狗母魚(背斑狗母魚)
Max Length	25 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	褐狗母、狗母梭、狗母
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms
Reference	Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Fishbase(2004)  Tanaka, S. 1917
Specimen List	ASIZP0062691. ASIZP0075136. ASIZP0076628. ASIZP0077872. ASIZP0078114. FRIP01106. FRIP01109. NTMP0290.
Common Name	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. Head and body with cycloid scales; cheek behind mouth scaled; scales above lateral line 3.5(rarely 4.5). Dorsal fin about midway on back, with 10-12rays(usually 11); anal fin with 8-9(usually 8); Pectoral fins short, not extending to a line from pelvic-fin origin to dorsal-fin origin; caudal fin forked. Dorsal tip of snout without a pair of small black spots.
habitats	Found on sandy bottoms of shallow waters.
Distribution	Distributed in Japan and Taiwan. It found in southern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Is..
Utility	Marketed fresh.