smallscale lizardfish

Saurida caribbaea

Elongated Synodontid Fish from the Brazilian Coast

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

smallscale lizardfish is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 18 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Synodontidae
Genus: Saurida
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Guianas; unknown from West Indies except off western Bahamas and Cuba. Also to Brazil (Ref. 26938 ) and Uruguay (Ref. 47377 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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