Wanieso lizardfish (Saurida wanieso)

Scientific name: Saurida wanieso Shindo & Yamada, 1972

Wanieso lizardfish (Saurida wanieso)

The Wanieso lizardfish (Saurida wanieso) is a marine fish of the family Synodontidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific.

Biology

Found over sandy bottoms in shallow water. Mainly made into fish cakes and fish balls.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Saurida wanieso
Family
Synodontidae (Lizardfishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
65.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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