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Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795)

Greater lizardfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Al-alibot, Balanghoy, Balanghuten
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Tiews, K., A. Mines and I.A. Ronquillo, 1972
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Cebu City (Ref. 58652). Recorded from the Visayan Sea (Ref. 110387). Specimen collected by angling in Taytay Bay, FRLM 12061. Mainly caught in commecial quantities by otter trawls (Ref. 1286). Also Ref. 1263, 1286, 12744, 12753.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kimura, S., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Anoli tumbil, Lagarto tumbil, Common saury, ... more

Classificatie / Names Lokale namen | Synoniemen | Catalog of Fishes(Genus, Soort(en)) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Harpadontinae
Etymology: Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bloch.

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

marien rifbewoner; amfidroom (Ref. 51243); diepte ? - 700 m (Ref. 100719), usually 20 - 60 m (Ref. 54876).   Tropical; 30°N - 35°S, 32°E - 155°E

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