This article is missing information about why the fish is allegedly 'suspicious'. There's no etymological explanation given here whatsoever. (August 2018) |
Saurida suspicio, the suspicious lizardfish, is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Caribbean.
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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. suspicio
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| Binomial name | |
| Saurida suspicio Breder, 1927
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Information
editSaurida suspicio is known to be found in a marine environment within a demersal range.[1] This species is native to a tropical climate. The average length of the Suspicious lizardfish as an unsexed male is about nine centimeters or about 3.5 inches. They are recorded to occupy the areas of Western Atlantic, the Bahamas, Leeward Islands, the western Caribbean, and the Antilles.[2] This species lives in coral reefs and sandy bottoms.[3] This species of fish cannot be kept in an aquarium and is not used for commerce. It does not pose as a threat to humans.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Suspicious lizardfish". Website of Everything. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "Saurida suspicio Breder, 1927 Suspicious lizardfish". Fish Base. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "Saurida suspicio — Overview Suspicious Lizardfish". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
- ^ "Suspicious lizardfish (Saurida suspicio) fish profile". Guppies. ZA. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
Notes
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Saurida suspicio". FishBase. April 2012 version.
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