Saurida Brasiliensis
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The Brazilian lizardfish ''(Saurida brasiliensis)'' is a species of
lizardfish The Synodontidae or lizardfishes(or typical lizardfish to distinguish them from the Bathysauridae and Pseudotrichonotidae) are benthic (bottom-dwelling) marine and estuarine bony fishes that belong to the aulopiform fish order, a diverse group ...
that lives mainly in the Eastern
Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe an ...
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The Brazilian lizardfish is known to be found in a marine environment within demersal range. The depth range that it can be found is within 50 – 194 meters. This species is native to a subtropical climate. The maximum recorded length of the Brazilian lizardfish as an unsexed male is about 25 centimeters or about 9.84 inches. The most common recorded length average of this species ranges from about 15 centimeters to about 5.9 centimeters as an unsexed male. The distribution and occupation of the Brazilian lizardfish is found in the areas of Eastern Atlantic, Mauritania, Senegal, Gabon, Angola, Ascension Island, Western Atlantic, North Carolina, the United States, Santa Catarina, Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean. This species is found on the outer areas of the continental shelf.


Common names

The common names of the Brazilian lizardfish in different languages is as follows: *Danish : Brasiliansk øglefisk i *English : Brazilian lizardfish *English : Largescale lizardfish *French : chile brasileño *French : Anoli brésilien *Portuguese : Lagarto-brasileiro *Portuguese : Peixe-lagarto *Spanish : chile brasileño *Spanish : Guaripete *Spanish : lagarto *Spanish : Lagarto brasileño *Spanish : Lagarto brasilero *Spanish : Pez lagarto *Mandarin Chinese : 巴西蛇鯔 *Mandarin Chinese : 巴西蛇鲻 *Mandarin Chinese : 帕氏蛇鯔 *Mandarin Chinese : 帕氏蛇鲻


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Notes

* Synodontidae Fish described in 1935 {{Aulopiformes-stub