Longfin lizardfish

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| taxon = Saurida longimanus

| authority = Norman, 1939

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The longfin lizardfish (Saurida longimanus), also known as the longfin saury, is a species of lizardfish that lives in the Indo-Pacific.

Size

The average length of a longfin lizardfish unsexed male is about 25 centimeters.{{cite web|title=Saurida longimanus|url=http://fishbase.cn/summary/Saurida-longimanus.html|publisher=FishBase|accessdate=15 February 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130408192519/http://fishbase.cn/summary/Saurida-longimanus.html|archive-date=8 April 2013|url-status=dead}}

Habitat

The habitat of the longfin lizardfish is in tropical marine environments at a demersal depth range.

Distribution

The longfin lizardfish can be found in:

Indo-West Pacific
Gulf of Oman
Southern Indonesia
Arafura Sea
Northern and Northwestern Australia

References

Notes

{{FishBase |genus= Saurida|species= longimanus| month = April | year = 2012}}

External links

[http://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4009 Fishes of Australia : Saurida longimanus]

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