Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Synodontidae Scientific name Saurida undosquamis | Phylum Chordata Order Aulopiformes Genus Saurida Rank Species | |
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Similar Saurida, Atlantic lizardfish, Greater lizardfish, Upeneus, Synodontidae | ||
Saurida undosquamis also known as the Brushtooth lizardfish is a type of lizardfish, a demersal species that lives mainly in the shallow waters of the Red Sea region. It has also invaded the Mediterranean, being an example of a Lessepsian migrant, i.e., a species that has used the Suez Canal as dispersal route.
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