Capricorn lizardfish [SEP] parent taxon
Capricorn lizardfish
The Capricorn lizardfish "(Synodus capricornis)" is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Pacific Ocean.
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"Synodus capricornis" is known from marine environments within a demersal depth range of about 20 – 88 meters. This species is native to a subtropical climate. The average length that "Synodus capricornis" can grow to as an unsexed male is about 21 centimeters or about 8.26 inches. The species is recorded to occupy the areas of Pacific Ocean, Taiwan, Tonga, Hawaii
The sexes of the Capricorn silvereye are visually indistinguishable. The subspecies is substantially larger than "Z. l. cornwalli", the taxon occupying the mainland coast opposite the Capricorn and Bunker Islands, from which it is derived, and from which it has been separated for not more than four millennia, or about 500 generations, following its colonisation of the islands. The bird has been used as a model to investigate the hypothesis that passerines on islands have a tendency to evolve larger forms. The lectotype is an unsexed specimen from North West