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Longfin lizardfish

The longfin lizardfish (Saurida longimanus), also known as the longfin saury, is a species of lizardfish that lives in the Indo-Pacific.

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Length
133 w
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Shortjaw lizardfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Synodontidae
Genus: Saurida
Species:
S. longimanus
Binomial name
Saurida longimanus
Norman, 1939

The longfin lizardfish (Saurida longimanus), also known as the longfin saury, is a species of lizardfish that lives in the Indo-Pacific.

Size

The average length of a longfin lizardfish unsexed male is about 25 centimeters.1

Habitat

The habitat of the longfin lizardfish is in tropical marine environments at a demersal depth range.1

Distribution

The longfin lizardfish can be found in:

  • Indo-West Pacific
  • Gulf of Oman
  • Southern Indonesia
  • Arafura Sea
  • Northern and Northwestern Australia1
References

References

  1. "Saurida longimanus". FishBase. Retrieved 15 February 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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