Shortfin lizardfish

Scientific name: Saurida micropectoralis

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0133

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Habitat

Where it lives

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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Marine and coastal habitats

Sources (1)

Sources

3FishBase — Saurida micropectoralisSRC-DSC-1346C44A3A

Where it is found

A peer-reviewed study in 2025 documented the species for the first time in Jazan in the southern Red Sea using morphological and molecular analyses, and described its populations there as established.

SRC-DSC-5C57E120EF

Sources (1)

Sources

2New Record of Saurida micropectoralis in the Southern Red Sea and Evidence of Range Expansion to East AfricaSRC-DSC-5C57E120EF

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Sources

1Eschmeyer’s Catalog of Fishes — Saurida micropectoralisSRC-DSC-CFF02A2360
2New Record of Saurida micropectoralis in the Southern Red Sea and Evidence of Range Expansion to East AfricaSRC-DSC-5C57E120EF
3FishBase — Saurida micropectoralisSRC-DSC-1346C44A3A

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