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Shortjaw lizardfish

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Shortjaw lizardfish
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S. normani
Binomial name
Saurida normani
Longley, 1935

The shortjaw lizardfish (Saurida normani) is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in tropical waters.[1]

The shortjaw lizardfish is found on reefs around 25 - 550 meters deep.[2]

The maximum recorded length of the shortjaw lizardfish is about 45 centimeters (17.7 inches), and the common length is about 30 centimeters (11.8 inches). The maximum recorded weight is about 500 grams (1.1 pounds).

This species is native to the western Atlantic Ocean from South Carolina in the United States to the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico and the western Caribbean.[2] The fish lives on sandy and muddy bottoms.[3]

Common names

Other common names for the shortjaw lizardfish include anoli (French), chile espinoso, guaripete, lagarto dientón, lagarto espinoso (Spanish), kitsune-aka-eso (Japanese), and kortkæbet øglefisk (Danish).[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "Shortjaw Lizardfish (Saurida normani)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Saurida normani Longley, 1935". Fish Base. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Saurida normani — Overview: Shortjaw Lizardfish". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Shortjaw lizardfish". websiteofeverything.com. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

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