original description
Norman, J. R. (1935). A revision of the Lizard-fishes of the genera Synodus, Trachinocephalus, and Saurida. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1): 99-135., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1935.tb06233.x [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy The species has been put in synonymy with S. brasiliensis Norman, 1935, and then resurrected, both without taxonomic evidence. Needs confirmation. [details]