Synodontidae

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 45-47

Synodontidae

(lizardfishes)

Harpadon translucens Saville-Kent, 1889

Glassy Bombay Duck

Harpadon translucens Saville-Kent, 1889: 222 , 234 (Ord River, Cambridge Gulf).— Whitley1966: 34 (NT); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 333 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Davis and May 1989: 159 (East Alligator River mouth); Russell and Houston 1989: 80 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 66 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson 1997: 27 (West Alligator River; South Alligator River); Larson 1999c: 23 (South Alligator River); Larson 1999b: 29 (Kakadu); Larson 2000: 37 (South Alligator River); Hoese et al. 2006: 473 (NT; N coast).

Saurida argentea Macleay, 1881

Shortfin Saury

Saurida argentea Macleay 1881c: 220 ( Endeavour River , Queensland).

Saurida micropectoralis Shindo and Yamada, 1972: 11–13 (Gulf of Thailand).— Sainsbury et al. 1984: 332 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Paxton et al. 1989: 243 (Arafura Sea, NT); Russell and Houston 1989: 80 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 66 (Joseph Bonaparte Gulf; Fog Bay; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson and Williams 1997: 348 (Fannie Bay); Hoese et al. 2006: 470 (NT; N coast, Arafura Sea).

Saurida filamentosa Ogilby, 1910 Threadfin Saury Saurida filamentosa Ogilby, 1910b: 88 (off Cape Moreton, Queensland).— Hoese et al. 2006: 473 (NT; N coast). Saurida sp. 1 — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 332 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 80 (Arafura Sea).

N of Wessel Islands.

Saurida grandisquamis Günther, 1864

Grey Saury

Saurida grandisquamis Günther, 1864a: 400 (Louisade Archipelago; Australia).

Saurida sp.2 — Russell and Houston 1989: 80 (Arafura Sea).

Fog Bay; E of Evans Shoal ; W of Duddell Shoal ; N of Money Shoal ; N of Charles Point ; N of Cape Wessel; N of Goulburn Island ; N of Orontes Reef, Cobourg Peninsula.

Saurida longimanus Norman, 1939 Longfin Saury Saurida longimanus Norman, 1939: 23 (Gulf of Oman).— Paxton et al. 1989: 243 (Arafura Sea, NT); Russell and

Houston 1989: 80 (Arafura Sea); Russell 2000: 1939 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 474 (NT; N coast).

N of Goulburn Island ; N of Cape Wessel.

Saurida tumbil ( Bloch, 1795) Common Saury Salmo tumbil Bloch, 1795: 112 (Malabar, India) Saurida tumbil — Paxton et al. 1989: 243 (NT); Russell and Houston 1989: 80 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 475

(NT; N coast).

N of Bowra Shoal; Fog Bay.

Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848) Largescale Saury Saurus undosquamis Richardson, 1848b: 138 (northwest Australia). Saurida undosquamis — Whitley 1954: 27 (Charles Point and Croker Island); Sainsbury et al. 1984: 332 (Region D

[= Top End NT seas]); Russell and Houston 1989: 80 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 66 (Fog Bay; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Larson and Williams 1997: 348 (off Charles

Point); Hoese et al. 2006: 475 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) .

Saurida wanesio Shindo and Yamada, 1972

Wanesio Saury

Saurida wanesio Shindo and Yamada, 1972: 8 (East China Sea).— Hoese et al. 2006: 476 (NT; N coast).

Synodus dermatogenys ( Fowler, 1912)

Banded Lizardfish

Synodus dermatogenys Fowler, 1912: 566 (Hawaiian Islands) .— Hoese et al. 2006: 468 (NT; N coast).

Synodus variegatus — Paxton et al. 1989: 239 (NT).

King River estuary, SE of Goulburn Island.

Synodus hoshinonis Tanaka, 1917

Blackshoulder Lizardfish

Synodus hoshininis Tanaka, 1917a: 38 ( Japan) .— Ramm 1997: 12 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

NNE of Cape Don.

Synodus indicus ( Day, 1873)

Indian Lizardfish

Saurus indicus Day, 1873: 526 ( India) . Synodus indicus — Ramm 1997: 12 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Synodus kaianus ( Günther, 1880)

Black Lizardfish

Saurus kaianus Günther, 1880: 50 (Kii Islands) .

Synodus kaianus — Cressey 1981: 26 (Timor and Arafura Seas); Hoese et al. 2006: 469 (NT; N coast).

Synodus macrops Tanaka, 1917

Triplecross Lizardfish

Synodus macrops Tanaka, 1917a: 38 ( Japan) .— Ramm 1997: 12 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Synodus oculeus Cressey, 1981

Large-eye Lizardfish

Synodus oculeus Cressey, 1981: 30 (Macclesfield Bank, South China Sea).— Hoese et al. 2006: 469 (NT; N coast). Evans Shoal.

Synodus sageneus Waite, 1905

Fishnet Lizardfish

Synodus sageneus Waite, 1905: 58 (Fremantle, Western Australia).— Sainsbury et al. 1984: 332 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Paxton et al. 1989: 239 (NT); Russell and Houston 1989: 80 (Arafura Sea); Larson and Williams 1997: 348 (Vesteys Beach); Hoese et al. 2006: 470 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast). Lee Point Beach.

Synodus tectus Cressey, 1981

Tectus Lizardfish

? Synodus similis —Munro 1958: 37 (Arafura Sea).

Synodus tectus Cressey, 1981: 39 (Vasayan Sea, Philippines).— Russell and Houston 1989: 80 (Arafura Sea).

Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, in Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Painted Grinner Salmo myops Forster , in Bloch and Schneider, 1801: 421 ( St. Helena). Trachinocephalus myops — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 332 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Paxton et al. 1989: 239

(NT); Russell and Houston 1989: 80 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 66 (western Gulf of Carpentaria);

Hoese et al. 2006: 471 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria).