Shortfin lizardfish

Saurida micropectoralis

Synodontid Fish Reaching Thirty Eight Centimeters

Shortfin lizardfish is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 38 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Synodontidae
Genus: Saurida
Maximum length: 38 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman and South China seas south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ) and northern Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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