Smallscale lizardfish (Saurida caribbaea)

Scientific name: Saurida caribbaea Breder, 1927

Smallscale lizardfish (Saurida caribbaea)

The Smallscale lizardfish (Saurida caribbaea) is a marine fish of the family Synodontidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Saurida caribbaea
Family
Synodontidae (Lizardfishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Depth range
6–460 m (20–1509 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 6 - 460 m, usually 20 - 215 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: northeastern Florida, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Guianas; unknown from West Indies except off western Bahamas and Cuba. Also to Brazil and Uruguay.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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