greater lizardfish

Saurida tumbil

Synodontid Fish of the Arabian Sea

greater lizardfish is a marine fish found around Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 60 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Synodontidae
Genus: Saurida
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa (except Kenya), including Madagascar to the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea (Ref. 9819 ), and further east to southeast Asia and Australia. Does not appear to occur in the central or eastern Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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