Rank Species | Phylum Chordata | |
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Similar Shortjaw lizardfish, Offshore lizardfish, Shortfin lizardfish, Saurida filamentosa | ||
The Smallscale lizardfish (Saurida caribbaea) is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the Western Atlantic.
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The Smallscale lizardfish is known to live in a marine environment within a demersal range of about 6 - 460 meters. This species is most commonly found within the range of about 20 - 215 meters. The Smallscale lizardfish is native to a tropical climate. The average length of the Smallscale lizardfish as an unsexed male is about 18 centimeters or about 7.08 inches.This species is recorded to be found in the areas of Western Atlantic, northeastern Florida, USA, northern Gulf of Mexico, Guianas, western Bahamas, Cuba, and Uruguay.
Common names
The common names of the Saurida caribbaea are as follows:
References
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