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Benthalbella linguidens (Mead & Böhlke, 1953). Longfin Pearleye. To about 36 cm (14.2 in) TL (Mecklenburg
et al. 2002). Northern Japan (Johnson 1974) and southern Kuril Islands (Parin et al. 1995); southeastern
Gulf of Alaska (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) and British Columbia (Peden 2003) to Gulf of California
(Castro-Aguirre 1991). Mesopelagic and bathypelagic, recorded from depths of 13–3,660 m (43–
12,008 ft) (min.: Johnson 1974; max.: Mecklenburg et al. 2002).
Rosenblattichthys volucris (Rofen, 1966). Chubby Pearleye. To 10.3 cm (4.1 in) SL (Johnson 1974). San
Pedro Basin, southern California to southern Baja California, eastern equatorial Pacific (Johnson 1974),
and off Chile (Johnson 1982). Larvae have been taken well to the north of the current northernmost
record, off central California at 36°N (Moser et al. 1994). Mesopelagic, usually deeper than 300 m (984 ft;
Johnson 1974).
Scopelarchoides nicholsi Parr, 1929. To 12.6 cm (5 in) SL (McEachran and Fechhelm 1998). Isla Cedros,
central Baja California to 5°N to Chile (Pequeño 1989). At depths of 115–346 m (377–1,135 ft) or more
(Johnson 1974).
Scopelarchus analis (Brauer, 1902). Blackbelly Pearleye. To 12.6 cm (5 in) SL (Johnson in Whitehead et al.
1984). Circumglobal in warm to tropical waters; Japan (Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984); southern California
and Baja California (Johnson in Whitehead et al. 1984) to Chile (Pequeño 1989). Mesopelagic, to 500 m
(1,640 ft) or more (Johnson 1974).
Scopelarchus guentheri Alcock, 1896. Staring Pearleye. To 12.6 cm (5 in) SL (Johnson 1974). Circumglobal;
southern California to central Baja California and Peru to Chile (Johnson 1974). A minimum of 150 to
500 m (492–1,640 ft) or more (Johnson in Smith and Heemstra 1986).
Family Synodontidae — Lizardfishes
Bathysaurus mollis Günther, 1878. To 85 cm (33.4 in) TL (Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984). Circumglobal;
Japan (Nakabo in Nakabo 2002); Oregon (Pearcy et al. 1982) to at least Isla Guadalupe, central Baja
California (SIO 60-48). At depths of 1,550 m (5,084 ft; Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984) or 1,683 m
(5,520 ft; Sulak et al. 1985) to 4,800 m (15,744 ft; Sulak in Whitehead et al. 1984).
Synodus evermanni Jordan & Bollman, 1890. Spotted Lizardfish. To 48 cm (18.9 in) TL (Amezcua Linares
1996). Bahia de Sebastian Vizcaino, southern Baja California (SIO 52-123) to Bahia de Chilea, Peru
(Chirichigno 1974), including Gulf of California (Robertson and Allen 2002). At depths of 10–300 m
(33–984 ft) (min.: Allen and Robertson 1994; max.: Morales-Nin 1992).
Synodus lacertinus Gilbert, 1890. Banded Lizardfish, Calico Lizardfish, or Reef Lizardfish. To 20 cm (7.9 in)
TL (Robertson and Allen 2002). From 6 km (4 mi) south of U.S.–Mexican border (Groce, Lagos, and
Nestler 2001) to Chile (Pequeño 1989), including Gulf of California (Bussing and Lavenberg in Fischer
et al. 1995) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997) and other offshore islands (Robertson and
Allen 2002). At depths of 1–156 m (3–512 ft) (min.: Robertson and Allen 2002; max.: Zeballos et al.
1998).
Synodus lucioceps (Ayres, 1855). California Lizardfish. To 63.9 cm (25.17 in) TL (Miller and Lea 1972).
Cape Beal, British Columbia (Fulton and LeBrasseur 1985) to Guaymas, Gulf of California (Miller and
Lea 1972). At depths of 1.5–229 m (5–751 ft) (min.: Miller and Lea 1972; max.: Eschmeyer and Herald
1983).
Synodus scituliceps Jordan & Gilbert, 1882. Lance Lizardfish or Shorthead Lizardfish. To 55 cm (21.6 in) TL
(Amezcua Linares 1996). Isla Guadalupe, central Baja California (SIO 60–27) and Laguna San Ignacio,
southern Baja California (De La Cruz-Agüero and Cota-Gómez 1998) into Gulf of California (Bussing
and Lavenberg in Fischer et al. 1995) to Chile (Pequeño 1989) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg
1997). At depths of 1–172 m (3–564 ft) (min.: González-Acosta et al. 1999; max.: Zeballos et al. 1998).