Sea fish
Atlantic lizardfish
Synodus saurus
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Other names: Kum balığı · Atlantik kertenkele balığı
- Habitat
- Sandy bottom
- Method
- LRF · Spinning
- Family
- Synodontidae
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Where is Atlantic lizardfish caught?
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Aegean Sea fishing spots
Mediterranean fishing spots
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Aegean Sea
Season and suitable conditions
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Peak months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Mediterranean
Season and suitable conditions
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Peak months: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Season information is no guarantee of a catch.
Best spots in November
By month
Average monthly score of the spots in Turkey (0–100).
- 0 Jan
- 0 Feb
- 0 Mar
- 0 Apr
- 35 May
- 31 Jun
- 29 Jul
- 28 Aug
- 29 Sep
- 32 Oct
- 0 Nov
- 0 Dec
Not recommended this month
A 0–100 score from season, water temperature, habitat and local records; a general trend, not a guarantee.
Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Rarely caught on a line from the shore.
Depth
1–400 m
mostly 1–20 m
Water temperature
14–28 °C
ideal 18–24 °C
Salinity
Full-strength seawater
30–39.5 ‰
Shore types
- Sandy beach
- Mixed shore
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Sand
- Sand, gravel and rock
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type low, temperature low
Bait and tackle suggestions
Recorded baits and fishing techniques.
Natural baits
Lures
- Soft plastic
- Minnow
In this region · Aegean Sea
- Natural bait:
- shrimp, fish flesh; regional support: European sardine / mamun / sülünez
- Lure:
- soft plastic, minnow
- Technique:
- LRF, spin
In this region · Mediterranean
- Natural bait:
- shrimp, fish flesh; regional support: European sardine / European squid / shrimp
- Lure:
- soft plastic, minnow
- Technique:
- LRF, spin
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
Before you go, check local area and method restrictions.
Species profile
- Scientific name
- Synodus saurus
- Family
- Synodontidae
- Order
- Aulopiformes
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Seas
- Aegean Sea, Mediterranean
- Other names
- Kum balığı, Atlantik kertenkele balığı
Frequently asked questions
Which seas is Atlantic lizardfish found in?
In our records Atlantic lizardfish appears in these seas: Aegean Sea, Mediterranean.
In which months is Atlantic lizardfish at its peak?
Peak periods by sea: Aegean Sea May–October; Mediterranean April–September.
Which bait is Atlantic lizardfish caught with?
Baits and lures on record: shrimp, fish flesh, European sardine, mamun, sülünez, soft plastic, minnow, European squid.
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