The shortjaw lizardfish (Saurida normani) is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in tropical waters.[1]
The shortjaw lizardfish is found on reefs around 25 – 550 meters deep.[2]
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.[2] The fish lives on sandy and muddy bottoms.[3]
Other common names for the shortjaw lizardfish include anoli (French), chile espinoso, guaripete, lagarto dientón, lagarto espinoso (Spanish), kitsune-aka-eso (Japanese), and kortkæbet øglefisk (Danish).[4]
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.
Saurida normani Saurida generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Synodontidae familian sailkatzen da.
Saurida normani Saurida generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Synodontidae familian sailkatzen da.
Saurida normani is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van hagedisvissen (Synodontidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1935 door Longley.
Bronnen, noten en/of referenties短頜蛇鯔,為輻鰭魚綱仙女魚目合齒魚亞目合齒魚科的其中一種,分布於西大西洋區,從美國南卡羅萊納州至圭亞那海域,棲息深度20-550公尺,體長可達45公分,為底棲性魚類,生活在沙泥底質海域,屬肉食性,生活習性不明。