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Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Gracile lizardfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: Al-alibot, Balanghutan, Bari-bari
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded in Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276), Calamianes Islands, northern Palawan (Ref. 48613), Calatagan, Batangas (Ref. 107852), Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon (Ref. 58652), Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Sarangani Bay (Ref. 106380), and Bantayan Is. in northern Cebu (Ref. 114734). Specimen collected by spoon net from a coral reef near El Nido, FRLM 11778. In range Ref. 1602. Also in Ref. 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kimura, S., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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 authors: Quoy & Gaimard.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 135 m (Ref. 89972), usually 1 - 12 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 38°N - 36°S, 19°E - 124°W

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