Alex Mustard / Reef lizardifsh (Synodus variegatus) at a cleaning station, being cleaned by Holthuis anemone shrimps (Ancylomenes holthuisi). Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Juergen Freund / Variegated / Common lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) portrait. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Sá / Diamond lizardfish (Synodus synodus) with mouth open showing teeth, Deserta Grande, Desertas Islands, Madeira, Portugal, August 2009

David Shale / Lizard fish (Bathysaurus ferox) head portrait, from 2750m / 9022ft, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

Georgette Douwma / Lizardfish (Synodus sp.) buried in sand. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

David Shale / Bathypelagic Lizard fish (Bathysaurus ferox), deep sea Atlantic ocean

David Shale / Bathypelagic Lizard fish (Bathysaurus ferox), deep sea Atlantic ocean

Pascal Kobeh / Bluegreen puller (Chromis viridis) and camouflaged Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) on sea floor, at night. Indian Ocean, Madagascar.

Pascal Kobeh / Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus), close up. Moheli, Comoros.

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Variegated Lizardfish (Synodus variegatus), Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Pascal Kobeh / Bluestriped lizardfish (Synodus saurus) laying on the bottom, Canary Islands

Pascal Kobeh / Bluestriped lizardfish (Synodus saurus) laying on the sandy bottom, Canary Islands