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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Synodontidae Lizardfishes
Subfamily: Harpadontinae
Genus: Saurida

(See list of species below)


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22 species (see list below)

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm SL
 
Saurida argentea
[Shortfin saury]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Saurida brasiliensis Norman, 1935

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Saurida brasiliensis
[Brazilian lizardfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Saurida caribbaea Breder, 1927

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Saurida caribbaea
[Smallscale lizardfish]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Saurida elongata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Saurida elongata
[Slender lizardfish]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Saurida filamentosa Ogilby, 1910

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Saurida filamentosa
[Threadfin saury]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 30.5 cm SL
Saurida flamma Waples, 1982

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Saurida flamma
[Orangemouth lizardfish]
No picture found
Red Sea
Max. Length 27.6 cm SL
 
Saurida golanii
[Golani’s lizardfish]

Photo by Strauss, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 32 cm SL
Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Strauss, P.
 
Saurida gracilis
[Gracile lizardfish]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Saurida isarankurai Shindo & Yamada, 1972

Photo by FAO
 
Saurida isarankurai
[Shortjaw saury]
No picture found
Meditteranean and Western
Max. Length 28.2 cm SL
 
Saurida lessepsianus
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Saurida longimanus Norman, 1939

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Saurida longimanus
[Longfin lizardfish]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25.8 cm SL
 
Saurida macrolepis
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm SL
 
Saurida microlepis
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Saurida micropectoralis Shindo & Yamada, 1972

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Saurida micropectoralis
[Shortfin lizardfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
Saurida nebulosa Valenciennes, 1850

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Saurida nebulosa
[Clouded lizardfish]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Saurida normani Longley, 1935

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Saurida normani
[Shortjaw lizardfish]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
 
Saurida pseudotumbil
[]

Photo by Carvalho Filho et al

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Saurida suspicio Breder, 1927

Photo by Carvalho Filho et al
 
Saurida suspicio
[Suspicious lizardfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm FL
Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Saurida tumbil
[Greater lizardfish]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 33.7 cm SL
 
Saurida umeyoshii
[]

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.

Eastern Indian Ocean, Mal
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848)

Photo by Hermosa, Jr., G.V.
 
Saurida undosquamis
[Brushtooth lizardfish]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 65 cm SL
Saurida wanieso Shindo & Yamada, 1972

Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Saurida wanieso
[Wanieso lizardfish]
22 Species of Family Synodontidae with Genus Saurida
(Lizardfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1881 Saurida argentea Shortfin saury Western Pacific 29 SL
1935 Saurida brasiliensis Brazilian lizardfish Eastern Atlantic 25 TL
1927 Saurida caribbaea Smallscale lizardfish Western Atlantic 18 TL
1846 Saurida elongata Slender lizardfish Northwest Pacific 50 SL
1910 Saurida filamentosa Threadfin saury Western Pacific 22 SL
1982 Saurida flamma Orangemouth lizardfish Eastern Central Pacific 30.5 SL
2011 Saurida golanii Golani’s lizardfish Red Sea 27.6 SL
1824 Saurida gracilis Gracile lizardfish Indo-Pacific 32 SL
1972 Saurida isarankurai Shortjaw saury Western Central Pacific 12 SL
2015 Saurida lessepsianus Meditteranean and Western 28.2 SL
1939 Saurida longimanus Longfin lizardfish Indo-West Pacific 25 TL
1917 Saurida macrolepis Indo-West Pacific 25.8 SL
1931 Saurida microlepis Northwest Pacific 45 SL
1972 Saurida micropectoralis Shortfin lizardfish Indo-West Pacific 38 TL
1850 Saurida nebulosa Clouded lizardfish Indo-Pacific 16.5 SL
1935 Saurida normani Shortjaw lizardfish Western Atlantic 45 TL
1981 Saurida pseudotumbil Indian Ocean
1927 Saurida suspicio Suspicious lizardfish Western Atlantic 9 TL
1795 Saurida tumbil Greater lizardfish Indo-West Pacific 60 FL
2006 Saurida umeyoshii Northwest Pacific 33.7 SL
1848 Saurida undosquamis Brushtooth lizardfish Eastern Indian Ocean, Mal 50 SL
1972 Saurida wanieso Wanieso lizardfish Indo-West Pacific. 65 SL



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