The clouded lizardfish (Saurida nebulosa) is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the south Pacific Ocean.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | Saurida |
| Species: | S. nebulosa
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| Saurida nebulosa Valenciennes, 1850
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Biology
editThe clouded lizardfish is known to eat other fish. They are a species that camouflage in order to wait for their prey. At times they will pop their heads out of the sand. It is also recorded that they have one or two lines of teeth on their jaw.[1]
Names
editThe common names of the clouded lizardfish include:
- Nebulous lizardfish
- Clouded saury
- Clouded grinner
- Blotched lizardfish
- Blotched saury
- Blotched grinner[1]
Size
editThe average size of an unsexed male is about 16.5 centimeters.[2]
Habitat
editThe clouded lizardfish can be found in reef-based environments in tropical climates. They are common to the areas of sand, mud, rock, eel-grass habitats, mangroves and seagrass beds, near streams, and river mouths. They are native to:
- Mauritius to the Society Islands
- North to the Hawaiian Islands
- South to Sydney Harbor
- New South Wales, Australia[2]
References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Saurida nebulosa". FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ a b "Clouded Lizardfish". What's That Fish!. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Saurida nebulosa". FishBase. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
External links
edit- Photos of Clouded lizardfish on Sealife Collection
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