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Saurida caribbaea Breder, 1927 Smallscale lizardfish |
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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 | |||