Greater lizardfish
| Greater lizardfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | Saurida |
| Species: | S. tumbil |
| Binomial name | |
| Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795) | |
The Greater lizardfish (Saurida tumbil) is a species of Lizardfish that lives mainly off the coast of Oman.
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa (except Kenya), including Madagascar to the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, and further east to southeast Asia and Australia. Does not appear to occur in the central or eastern Pacific.
Short description
Dorsal spines : 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Body is cigar-shaped, rounded or slightly compressed. The head pointed and depressed. The snout broader than long. Color is generally brown above and silver below.The back with faint cross bands. The tips of the dorsal and pectorals and the lower caudal lobe blackish.
Biology
Found on muddy bottoms and trawling grounds. Feeds on fishes, crustaceans, and cephalopods.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Saurida tumbil" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- Cressey, R.F. and R.S. Waples, 1984. Synodontidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51) Volume 4.FAO, Rome.