| Family: | Synodontidae (Lizardfishes), subfamily: Synodontinae |
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| Order: | Aulopiformes (grinners) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Offshore lizardfish | |||
| Max. size: | 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 7251) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 27 – 320 m | |||
| Climate: | subtropical; 37°N - 17°N | |||
| Importance: | ||||
| Resilience: | High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Antilles (Ref. 26340) and the Guianas. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 0 - 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 – 11. Side of body with about 8 obscure dark blotches; lower jaw symphysis with a fleshy knob; no black patch on shoulder girdle under gill cover (Ref. 13608). | |||
| Biology: | Absent from the shore zone. | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
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