The longfin lizardfish (Saurida longimanus), also known as the longfin saury, is a species of lizardfish that lives in the Indo-Pacific.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | Saurida |
| Species: | S. longimanus
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| Binomial name | |
| Saurida longimanus Norman, 1939
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Size
editThe average length of a longfin lizardfish unsexed male is about 25 centimeters.[1]
Habitat
editThe habitat of the longfin lizardfish is in tropical marine environments at a demersal depth range.[1]
Distribution
editThe longfin lizardfish can be found in:
- Indo-West Pacific
- Gulf of Oman
- Southern Indonesia
- Arafura Sea
- Northern and Northwestern Australia[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Saurida longimanus". FishBase. Archived from the original on 8 April 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
Notes
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Saurida longimanus". FishBase. April 2012 version.
External links
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