Scientific Name	Synodus jaculum   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Russell & Cressey, 1979	Depth	2 - 100M
Chinese	射狗母魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	合齒魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F187　Synodontidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	斑尾狗母魚
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	射狗母、狗母梭、狗母、番狗母(澎湖)、汕狗母(澎湖)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North、PonFu、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Granite Bluff, Lizard Island (14°40'S, 145°27'E), Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia [Coral Sea, southwestern Pacific], depth 16 meters
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2004)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.3(FAO,1999)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；Chen J-P, H-C Ho, and K-T Shao. 2007. A New Lizardfish (Aulopiformes: Synodontidae) from Taiwan, with descriptions of three new records. Zool. Stud. 46(2): 148-154   Moyer, J. T. etc. 1985 Yamakawa, T. etc. 1987
Specimen List	ASIZP0057661. ASIZP0058574. ASIZP0060153. ASIZP0063379. ASIZP0070522. ASIZP0080329. ASIZP0080421. ASIZP0080428. ASIZP0805841. ASIZP0805877. ASIZP0915841. ASIZP0915877. NMMBP06277. NMMBP08727. NMMBP09038. USNM00217646. USNM00217647. USNM00217656.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Blackblotch lizardfish; Blacktail lizardfish; Javelinfish; Lighthouse 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 short. Head and body with cycloid scales; no scales on cheek behind mouth; Scales above lateral line 5.5; (rarely 6.5); lateral-line scales with 59-62. Dorsal fin about midway on back, with 11-13(usually 12); anal fin with 8-10; pectoral fins not reaching a line connecting origins of dorsal and pelvic fins; caudal fin forked. Body brownish above, with dark brown saddle blotches; fins transparent, with faint brown spots on dorsal and caudal rays. Prominent black blotch on its caudal peduncle.
habitats	Inhabits coral reefs in depths of 10 to 100 m. Commonly found on sand or rubble near coral heads.
Distribution	Widespread in the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to the Line, Marquesan, and Society islands, north to the Japan, south to Australia. It found in southern Taiwanese waters, and Penghu Is..
Utility	Marketed fresh.