shortjaw lizardfish

Saurida normani

Forty Five Centimeters Synodontid Fish of Western Atlantic

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

shortjaw lizardfish is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 45 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Synodontidae
Genus: Saurida
Maximum length: 45 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: South Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Guianas. Unknown from the West Indies except off western Bahamas and Cuba. Also eastern Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean (Ref. 26938 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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