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Saurida caribbaea Breder, 1927

Smallscale lizardfish
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Brazil country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Off southern Brazil, MZUSP 17864 (Ref. 47377).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/br.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, C.L., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Lizardfish, Pez lagarto, Lagarto caribeño, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Harpadontinae
Etymology: Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 6 - 460 m (Ref. 7251), usually 20 - 215 m (Ref. 47377).   Tropical

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