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Tailspot Lizardfish
Synodus jaculum
The lighthouse lizardfish (Synodus jaculum), also known as the blacktail lizardfish, is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Indo-Pacific.
From the article Lighthouse lizardfish on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The specific epithet of the species, jaculum, is the Latin word for javelin, in reference to the peculiar behaviour this species has of launching itself off the bottom and swimming in midwater for prolonged periods.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Synodus jaculum in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 143072.