Pi54 Saurida tumbil (Gracile lizardfish; Slender Lizardfish)

 Pi54                                            Saurida tumbil (Gracile lizardfish; Slender Lizardfish)

 

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Synodontidae

Genus: Saurida

Species: S. tumbil

 

 Description:

     Saurida tumbil generally distribute in Red Sea and east coast of Africa (except Kenya), including Madagascar to the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea, and further east to southeast Asia and Australia. It does not appear to occur in the central or eastern Pacific. The average length at maturation is 30 cm (12 in) (range 19–35 cm) and maximum length is 60 cm (24 in) fork length. They have neither dorsal spines nor anal spines but display 11–13 dorsal soft rays (total) and 10–11 anal soft rays. Body is cigar-shaped, rounded or slightly compressed. The head is pointed and depressed. The snout is broader than long. Color is generally brown above and silver below. The back has faint cross bands. The tips of the dorsal and pectorals and the lower caudal lobe are blackish.

 

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