Greater lizardfish (Saurida tumbil)

Scientific name: Saurida tumbil Bloch, 1795

Greater lizardfish (Saurida tumbil)

The Greater lizardfish (Saurida tumbil) is a marine fish of the family Synodontidae.

Biology

Found on muddy bottoms and trawling grounds. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans, and squids. Sold fresh.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Saurida tumbil
Family
Synodontidae (Lizardfishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Depth range
10–60 m (33–197 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; amphidromous; depth range 10 - 60 m, usually 20 - 60 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa (except Kenya), including Madagascar to the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, and further east to southeast Asia and Australia. Does not appear to occur in the central or eastern Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.08-0.29; tmax=7)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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