[5] They rely on their vision to spot prey from below so inshore lizardfishes have large eyes and rounded pupils.

During the colder months, between November and February, inshore lizardfish mainly rely on two different species: U. parvus and L. pealei.

There are records of inshore lizardfish that have shrimp, crabs, squid, sea urchins, and annelids in their stomachs, but other smaller fish are their main food source.

[9] In a study conducted in Florida about the parasites within synodus foetens, the digestive tracts and stomachs were observed in many specimens.

In the article, "Parasites of the Inshore Lizardfish, Synodus Foetens, from South Florida, Including a Description of a New Genus of Cestoda", they found many species like, "Penaeus duorarum, a palaemonid shrimp, several species of small crustaceans, and the fishes Synodus foe tens, Anchoa mitchilli, Lagodon rhomboides, Eucinostomus argenteus, Sphaeroides sp.,Cyprinodon variegatus, Poeciiia iatipinna, Gobionel/us sp., a cyprinodontid, an atherinid, and others that were too digested to identify" (Overstreet, 1968).

Biomass appears to determine their distribution in their habitat, smaller inshore lizardfish are found closer to shore while larger specimens are more offshore.

[9] In areas like San Blas Archipelagos, Panama, the inshore lizardfish was found to be most abundant in numbers during the dry season.

During these dry periods in tropical waters, lizardfish have demonstrated themselves as key members of their ecosystem and that they take on a strong predatory role.

Its wide range of prey also suggest that it has a large potential niche and that it could assimilate into a variety of different habitats if needed.

[2] Lizardfish, belonging to the family of Synodontidae, have a unique lifestyle that has adapted to the ever changing waters in reef and shallow environments.

The larval stage of the inshore lizardfish aids in the wide distribution of the species because they are influenced by the elements of the pelagic zone like heavy sunlight and choppy surface waters.

This fish can be found over soft-bottom inshore areas, especially in the northern Gulf of Mexico[1] described as "in the western Atlantic from New Jersey south along the U.S. coast, Bermuda, the Bahamas, and in the Caribbean from Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and St. Martin" (Russell et al., 2015).

Their adaptability to different salinity and temperature conditions and their versatile diets allow them to remain in large populations throughout the seasonal year.

[1] Inshore lizardfish is one of the most abundant lizard fish species, so it can provide a high nutritious diet for lots of people.

Along with maize and carrots, inshore lizardfish can be added to provide an extra bit of nutritional value for children when trying to stay within a low cost.