Brushtooth lizardfish | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Aulopiformes |
Family: | Synodontidae |
Genus: | Saurida |
Species: | S. undosquamis |
Binomial name | |
Saurida undosquamis (J. Richardson, 1848) |
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Synonyms | |
Saurida grandisquamis Günther, 1864 |
Saurida grandisquamis Günther, 1864
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.