Inotted lizardfish

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| name = Inotted lizardfish

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| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Lea, B. |author2=McCosker, J. |year=2010 |title=Synodus evermanni |volume=2010 |page=e.T183508A8125160 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T183508A8125160.en |access-date=11 July 2025}}

| taxon = Synodus evermanni

| authority = D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890

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The Inotted lizardfish (Synodus evermanni) is a type of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Eastern Pacific.

S. evermanni is found in marine environments at a demersal depth range around {{cvt|25|–|275|m|-1}}. This species is native to a tropical climate. The common length for an unsexed male is about {{cvt|20|cm|in|0|disp=or}}. This species is known to occupy the areas of Eastern Pacific, Mazatlán, Mexico, Chilca, and Peru.{{FishBase |Synodus|evermanni |month=April|year=2013}} They are commonly found on soft bottoms in the ocean.{{cite web|title=Synodus evermanni — Overview Inotted Lizardfish|url=http://eol.org/pages/220197/overview|publisher=Encyclopedia of Life|accessdate=26 April 2013}} The Inotted lizardfish can be identified by its large eyes and knob chin. It also has a brownish grey, elongated body. The species is also known to have dark splotches on its back. This species is also frequently and accidentally caught by shrimp trawlers.{{cite web|title=Synodus evermanni Jordan and Bollman, 1890 INOTTED LIZARDFISH|url=http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Synodus+evermanni&flags=all:|publisher=Discover Life|accessdate=26 April 2013}} S. evermanni serves as no threat to humans.{{cite web|title=Inotted lizardfish (Synodus evermanni) fish profile|url=http://www.guppies.za.net/inotted-lizardfish-synodus-evermanni-fish-profile.aspx|publisher=Guppies.ZA|accessdate=26 April 2013}}