Gracile Lizardfish (species: Saurida gracilis) in Frankland Island Group, QLD (Gaia Guide)
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Saurida gracilis
Gracile Lizardfish


©Philippe Bourjon: Gracile Lizardfish (Saurida gracilis)

©Bernard Dupont: Gracile Lizardfish (Saurida gracilis)

©Anne: Saurida gracilis at Lizard Island, 180 mm long.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Aulopiformes
Family Synodontidae
Genus Saurida
Species Saurida gracilis

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Distinguishing features

Teeth visible when mouth is closed. Three dark bars on rear half of body, broader than those of Saurida nebulosa.

Size

  • Up to 32 cm (Standard Length)

Depth range

  • From 0 m to 135 m

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It is a benthic species that inhabits sand and silty reefs. It is common in shallow lagoons, reef flats, and sheltered seaward reefs. (Fishbase)

Diet

It feeds on fishes and occasionally on crustaceans. (Fishbase)

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References

  • Allen and M.V. Erdmann, G.R. (2012). Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III in: Reef fishes of the East Indies. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, Australia. LIRS catalog number 90162.
  • Lassig, B.R. (1983). The effects of a cyclonic storm on coral reef assemblages, Environmental Biology of Fishes, 9(1): 55-63. LIRS catalog number 253.
  • Sweatman, H.P.A. (1985). Habitat selection and the influence of resident humbug fishes, Dascyllus aruanus and D. reticulatus on recruitment, Ph.D. thesis, Macquarie University, Sydney. LIRS catalog number 249.