Saurida brasiliensis Norman, 1935
Brazilian lizardfish
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Saurida brasiliensis
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Harpadontinae
Etymology: Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Norman.
Etymology: Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Norman.
Taxonomic Remarks
Most likely Saurida parri Norman, 1935 is a valid species as appreciated by Russell (2016; in Ref. 109257). Needs taxonomic confimation with evidence,
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 18 - 410 m (Ref. 2683), usually 50 - 194 m (Ref. 47377). Subtropical; 36°N - 20°S
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Western Central Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Santa Catarina, Brazil (Ref. 57756), including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. [Most likely Saurida parri Norman, 1935, in Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Senegal; Gabon to Angola, including Ascension Island.]
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26999); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26999)
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26999); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26999)
Found on the outer continental shelf (Ref. 4472).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Sulak, K.J., 1990. Synodontidae. p. 365-370. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4472)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 29 January 2013
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
| Bayesian length-weight | a=0.00537 (0.00417 - 0.00691), b=3.10 (3.05 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
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Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items. |
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Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
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Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (22 of 100). 🛈 |
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Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Medium. |