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Bluestripe Lizardfish
Synodus dermatogenys
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Painted Grinner
Trachinocephalus trachinus
- Max size
- View in app
- Max depth
- 388 m
- Found in
- 27 regions
How to recognise it
- Colours
- whiteblackbrowngreyyellowbluered
- Body shape
- Elongated
- Pattern
- Blotches or dots, Horizontal markings, Reticulations pattern
- Family
- Synodontidae
Trachinocephalus trachinus, also known as the Indo-Pacific blunt-nose lizardfish is a species of fish in the family Synodontidae found in Indo-Pacific. Although previously synonymized with T. myops, Polanco et al. (2016) demonstrated that the two are distinct in the number of lateral-line scales and other meristics, and resurrected T. trachinus for the Indo-Pacific population. This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) TL.
Similar species
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Gracile Lizardfish
Saurida gracilis
Large Scale Grinner
Saurida undosquamis
Red-lined Grinner
Synodus doaki
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Variegated Lizardfish
Synodus variegatus
Questions
Is Painted Grinner dangerous?
Painted Grinner has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.
Where can you find Painted Grinner?
How deep does Painted Grinner live?
Painted Grinner can be found at depths of up to 388 meters.
