Inshore Lizardfish

Lizardfish

Synodus foetens

Size: to 18"

Habitat: almost anywhere, but favors shallow waters

Notes:

You will find these at night in the river, perched on their fins, with alligator-like jaws studded with teeth waiting for some unfortunate killy to come by. Spook it, and the Lizardfish will dart away too fast to see.

Lizardfish

Summer Flounder

Paralichthys dentatus

to 37 " and 20 lbs.
usually much smaller

Profile by
Paul G. Scarlett
Principal Fisheries Biologist
Bureau of Marine Fisheries

Range:
Estuarine and coastal waters from Nova Scotia to Florida. Most abundant between Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Cape Fear, North Carolina.

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