| Citation | Waples, R.S. and J.E. Randall, 1988, A revision of the Hawaiian lizardfish of the genus Synodus, with descriptions of four new species.. Pac. Sci. 42(3-4):178-213. |
| Ref. | Waples, R.S. and J.E. Randall, 1988 |
| Page | 202;fig.1-2,7-9;pl.2,fig.D; |
| Named Used as Valid | Synodus variegatus |
| Comment | pl.3,fig.G-H |
| Locality | Mauritius |
| Distribution | Indo-West Pacific, from Pitcairn to South Africa; from Hawaii and Okinawa to the Red Sea. north. |
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