Florent's Guide To The

Hawaiian Reefs

Orangemouth Lizardfish
Saurida flamma
Orangemouth Lizardfish
Category: Lizardfishes
Scientific Name: Saurida flamma
Size: Up to 12 in. (30 cm)  
Depth: 15-100 ft. (5-30 m)
Distribution: Central Pacific, Hawaii
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. flamma (Species)
WoRMS ID: 272111🔗
iNaturalist ID: 333066🔗

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