Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Slender Lizardfish
Saurida gracilis
Slender Lizardfish
Also known as: Gracile Lizardfish
Category: Lizardfishes
Scientific Name: Saurida gracilis
Size: Up to 11 in. (28cm)  
Depth: 3-50 ft. (1-15 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Hawaii, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Aulopiformes (Order)
     └Synodontidae (Family) Lizardfishes
      └Saurida (Genus)
       └S. gracilis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 217662🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196571🔗

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