---
title: "Inshore Lizardfish"
description: "Synodus foetens — Peixes. The inshore lizardfish (Synodus foetens) is a member of the family Synodontidae found in the western Atlantic."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/inshore-lizardfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Inshore Lizardfish

> Synodus foetens — Peixes. The inshore lizardfish (Synodus foetens) is a member of the family Synodontidae found in the western Atlantic.

- Scientific name: *Synodus foetens*
- Category: `fish` (Peixes)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mar e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1544
- Wikidata: [Q2622056](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2622056)
- iNaturalist taxon: [54440](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/54440)

## Names

- en: Inshore Lizardfish
- de: Fahler Eidechsenfisch
- es: Chile apestoso
- fr: Anoli des plages

## Countries with the most observations

US (1347), MX (11), CU (4), MF (3)

## Summary

The inshore lizardfish (Synodus foetens) is a member of the family Synodontidae found in the western Atlantic.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inshore_lizardfish

## Photo

![Inshore Lizardfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/inshore-lizardfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marissa Balfour · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91708037

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/inshore-lizardfish?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).