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Shortjaw Lizardfish
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Shortjaw Lizardfish

Saurida normani Longley, 1935

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishShortjaw Lizardfish
Dutch—
SpanishChile espinoso
Chinese短颌蛇鲻
Scientific nameSaurida normani Longley, 1935

About this species

The shortjaw lizardfish (Saurida normani) is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in tropical waters.

The shortjaw lizardfish is found on reefs around 25 – 550 meters deep.

The maximum recorded length of the shortjaw lizardfish is about 45 centimeters (17.7 inches), and the common length is about 30 centimeters (11.8 inches). The maximum recorded weight is about 500 grams (1.1 pounds).

This species is native to the western Atlantic Ocean from South Carolina in the United States to the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico and the western Caribbean. The fish lives on sandy and muddy bottoms.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderAulopiformes
FamilySynodontidae
GenusSaurida

In Suriname

31Records in Suriname
1957First record
1969Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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