Shortfin lizardfish (Saurida micropectoralis)

Scientific name: Saurida micropectoralis Shindo & Yamada, 1972

Shortfin lizardfish (Saurida micropectoralis)

The Shortfin lizardfish (Saurida micropectoralis) is a marine fish of the family Synodontidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Andaman and South China seas south to the Arafura Sea and northern Australia.

Biology

Body elongate, cylindrical. Back and upper sides brown, lower sides and belly white. Nine to 10 faint blotches along the lateral line, sometimes with traces of very indistinct cross-bars on the back. Upper edges of pectoral and caudal fins occasionally with faint black dots. The upper portion of the inner side of the pectoral fins dark.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Saurida micropectoralis
Family
Synodontidae (Lizardfishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
38.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
20–260 m (66–853 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 260 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Andaman and South China seas south to the Arafura Sea and northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.40-0.88)

Sources

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

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