What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Clearfin Lizardfish been recorded?

Synodus dermatogenys occurrence evidence comes from 444 records in 35 countries and territories, from 1885 to 2024. Most records come from Seychelles.

AulopiformesSynodontidaeSynodus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

444 records across 35 countries and territories, 1885–2024.

Synodus dermatogenys · GBIF taxon key 5212670

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

11 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18852024

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Clearfin Lizardfish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Clearfin Lizardfish. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Seychelles 96
Australia 65
Philippines 48
French Polynesia 37
United States 33
New Caledonia 22
Fiji 19
Tonga 18
Indonesia 16
Egypt 9
Mauritius 8
Papua New Guinea 7
Solomon Islands 7
British Indian Ocean Territory 6
Vanuatu 6
Madagascar 5
Taiwan 5
Micronesia 4
Palau 4
Vietnam 3
Wallis & Futuna 3
Kenya 2
Kiribati 2
Sri Lanka 2
Mozambique 2
Mayotte 2
ZZ 2
American Samoa 1
Colombia 1
Comoros 1
Norfolk Island 1
Réunion 1
Saudi Arabia 1
Tanzania 1
Yemen 1
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.