Suspicious lizardfish (Saurida suspicio)

Scientific name: Saurida suspicio Breder, 1927

Suspicious lizardfish (Saurida suspicio)

The Suspicious lizardfish (Saurida suspicio) is a marine fish of the family Synodontidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, the Bahamas, Leeward Islands and the western Caribbean. Antilles.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12. Body depth at base of pelvic fin. Scales moderate, pectoral axillary moderate in size.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Saurida suspicio
Family
Synodontidae (Lizardfishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
9.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: the Bahamas, Leeward Islands and the western Caribbean. Antilles.
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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