Saurida microlepis
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Aulopiformes |
Family: | Synodontidae |
Genus: | Saurida |
Species: | S. microlepis
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Binomial name | |
Saurida microlepis H. W. Wu & Ki. Fu. Wang, 1931
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Saurida microlepis is a species of lizardfish that lives coastal waters throughout the Pacific Ocean.
Size
[edit]The average length of the Saurida microlepis as an unsexed male is about 45 centimeters.[1]
Habitat
[edit]S. microlepis can be found in shallow waters and muddy bottoms.[1]
Location
[edit]S. microlepis can be found in shallow coastal waters along the Pacific coast of Asia, and off the coast of the Pacific Northwest of North America.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Saurida microlepis". Fish Base. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
Notes
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Saurida microlepis". FishBase. April 2012 version.