Clouded lizardfish

Clouded lizardfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Aulopiformes
Family: Synodontidae
Genus: Saurida
Species: S. nebulosa
Binomial name
Saurida nebulosa
Valenciennes, 1850

The Clouded lizardfish (Saurida nebulosa) is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the south Pacific Ocean.

Biology

The Clouded lizardfish is known to eat other fish. They are a species that camouflage in order to wait for their prey. At times they will pop their head out of the sand. It is also recorded that they have one or two lines of teeth on their jaw.[1]

Names

The common names of the Cloudedlizard fish include:

Size

The average size of an unsexed male is about 16.5 centimeters.[2]

Habitat

The Clouded lizardfish can be found in reef-based environments in tropical climates. They are common to the areas of sand, mud, rock, eel-grass habitats, mangroves and seagrass beds, near streams, and river mouths. They are native to the following:

References

  1. 1 2 "Clouded Lizardfish". What's That Fish!. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Saurida nebulosa". FishBase. Retrieved 26 January 2013.


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