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Synodus ulae
English: Hawaiian Lizardfish (1)
As recorded: Synodus ulae Schultz, 1953
Animalia › Chordata › Aulopiformes › Synodontidae
- Collected by
- H. Okamoto
- Date
- July 1, 1977
- Locality
- Northwestern Hawaiian Islands; French Frigate Shoals-Laysan-Lisianski
- Island
- Lisianski
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 1, 1977, H. Okamoto also collected 11 other specimens.
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Synodus ulae observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-21.
2026-09-21
Numazu, JP-SZ, JP
(c) Nigel Marsh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-05
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-19
Kaanapali, HI, USA
(c) Kai, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-27
Japan
(c) Suzu Sato, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-29
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) catta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-11-18
Eleele, HI 96705, USA
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Synodus ulae. BPBM 20886. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38916724. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/20886.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38916724 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026