Saurida caribbaea Breder, 1927
Smallscale lizardfish
photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Family:  Synodontidae (Lizardfishes), subfamily: Harpadontinae
Max. size:  18 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 6 - 460 m
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 (Ref. 26938) and Uruguay (Ref. 47377).
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 12-12
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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