What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Variegated Lizardfish been recorded?

Synodus variegatus occurrence evidence comes from 700 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1889 to 2026. Most records come from Philippines.

AulopiformesSynodontidaeSynodus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

700 records across 46 countries and territories, 1889–2026.

Synodus variegatus · GBIF taxon key 5212639

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.

12 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

18892026

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

Where Variegated Lizardfish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Variegated 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
Philippines 109
French Polynesia 53
Micronesia 51
Marshall Islands 46
United States 45
Australia 35
New Caledonia 35
Seychelles 34
Palau 29
Indonesia 26
Papua New Guinea 25
Fiji 18
Maldives 18
Guam 16
Solomon Islands 16
Egypt 15
Tonga 14
Mauritius 12
Comoros 10
American Samoa 9
Madagascar 8
Vanuatu 8
ZZ 8
Israel 7
Vietnam 5
Wallis & Futuna 5
South Africa 5
British Indian Ocean Territory 4
Northern Mariana Islands 4
Kenya 3
Kiribati 3
Myanmar 3
Thailand 3
Cook Islands 2
China 2
India 2
Sri Lanka 2
Malaysia 2
Colombia 1
Christmas Island 1

Showing the top 40 of 46 places.

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.