Shortfin lizardfish

يسجل فهرس إشماير للأسماك الاسم Saurida micropectoralis Shindo & Yamada, 1972 بوصفه اسمًا صحيحًا ضمن فصيلة Harpadontidae؛ ويضع FishBase النوع ضمن تحت الفصيلة Harpadontinae من فصيلة Synodontidae في رتبة Aulopiformes.

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The study distinguished the species from S. tumbil and S. lessepsianus by fin characters, and COI data showed a clear geographic structure; however, the hypothesis of cryptic species remains a research proposal rather than a taxonomic resolution.