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Take a look at the heads of these fishes and what do you think? Big mouths, numerous teeth... But wait until you see their almost sneaky means of waiting, pouncing on prey... able to dive quickly below sand... Now what would you call these fishes? Lizards! Single dorsal fin, forked tails... | Saurida flamma Waples 1982, the Orangemouth Lizardfish. To 13 inches. Hawai'i, Australs and Pitcairn Island. Hawai'i pix taken at night off of Kailua showing the orangish lower jaw. |  
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| Synodus binotatus Schultz 1953, the Twospot Lizardfish. Dual small black spots on the snout. To about 7 inches/18 cm. Indo-Pacific. Here in HI. | .JPG)
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| Synodus intermedius (Spix & Agassiz 1829), the Sand Diver. To 46 cm., 1 kg maximum. Western Atlantic. Most common lizardfish there. Typically found on the sand, near boulders. One in Cancun, Mexico, and a profile of one off Bonaire. |  
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| Synodus jaculum Russell & Cressey 1979, Lighthouse Lizardfish. Indo-Pacific; East Africa to Marquesas, Micronesia, Australia. To eight inches in length. Nuka Hiva, Marquesas, Polynesia photo. | 
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| Synodus ulae Schultz 1953, the Ulae (Lizardfish in Hawaiian). Identified by its eight darkish circles against a whitish body, blotches on head. To thirteen inches. Hawai'i and Japan. Common in sandy areas. Hawai'i photo. | 
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| Synodus rubromarginatus, Maldives | 
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