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

Juergen Freund / Variegated lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) swimming fast over sandy seabed, Bali, Indonesia.

Georgette Douwma / Four Common lizard fish (Synodus variegatus) lying in wait for prey, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, October

Georgette Douwma / Two Common lizard fish (Synodus variegatus) lying in wait for prey, Rinca, Komodo National Park, Indonesia, October

Michele Westmorland / Sand diver / Lizardfish (Snyodus intermedius) head portrait, Dominica, West Indies, Caribbean.

David Shale / Lizard fish (Bathysaurus ferox) portrait, from 2750m / 9,022ft, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Lizard fish (Bathysaurus ferox) from 2750m / 9,022ft, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean