Inshore Lizardfish Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766)    Synonyms: Galliwasp, Lagarto, Sand Pike.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Chordata   >   Class Actinopterygii   >   Order Aulopiformes   >   Family Synodontidae   >   Genus Synodus   

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The Inshore Lizardfish is a small but voracious predator found near shore in coastal and estuarine waters from Massachusetts to Brazil. It visits the Chesapeake Bay in summer and fall, reaching perhaps Annapolis and the Chester River. MBP records span July to October.

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The species often buries itself in the sand to avoid predators and to lie in wait of prey species such as small fish and invertebrates.

There are 45 records in the project database.

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Inshore Lizardfish in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) maculatus, all rights reserved. Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

Inshore Lizardfish in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/22/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Inshore Lizardfish in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/17/2022). (c) sercfisheries, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

An Inshore Lizardfish in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/28/2019). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

An Inshore Lizardfish in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/29/2019). Determined by Rob Aguilar/SERC. Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

An Inshore Lizardfish in Calvert Co., Maryland (10/17/2019). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

Inshore Lizardfish in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) maculatus, all rights reserved. Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

Inshore Lizardfish in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/22/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

An Inshore Lizardfish in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/19/2019). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

Inshore Lizardfish in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/22/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Inshore Lizardfish in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/29/2021). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

An Inshore Lizardfish in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/19/2019). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

Inshore Lizardfish in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/22/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Inshore Lizardfish in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/11/2021). (c) cybzilla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by cybzilla via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Inshore Lizardfish in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/29/2021). (c) Benji Beluga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Ben Springer. (MBP list)

An Inshore Lizardfish caught in Northampton Co., Virginia (8/13/2012). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

An Inshore Lizardfish in Somerset Co., Maryland (10/15/2019). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

An Inshore Lizardfish in Talbot Co., Maryland (8/22/2019). Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)


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