Brushtooth lizardfish
| Brushtooth lizardfish | |
|---|---|
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | Saurida |
| Species: | S. undosquamis |
| Binomial name | |
| Saurida undosquamis (J. Richardson, 1848) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Saurida grandisquamis Günther, 1864 | |
Saurida undosquamis also known as the Brushtooth lizardfish is a type of lizardfish, a demersal species that lives mainly in the shallow waters of the Red Sea region.[1] It has also invaded the Mediterranean,[2] being an example of a Lessepsian migrant, i.e., a species that has used the Suez Canal as dispersal route.
References
- ↑ Mahmoud, H.H., El Haweet, A.A.K. & Dimech, M. (2014): Stock assessment of the alien species Brushtooth lizard fish, Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848) in the Egyptian Mediterranean coast. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research, 40 (4): 443-450.
- ↑ Ben-Yami, M. & Glaser, T. (1974). "The invasion of Saurida undosquamis (Richardson) into the Levant Basin — An example of biological effect of interoceanic canals" (PDF). Fishery Bulletin 72 (2): 359–373.
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