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Saurida normani (Shortjaw Lizardfish)

Synonyms: Synodus normani
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Wikipedia Abstract

The shortjaw lizardfish (Saurida normani) is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in tropical waters. The shortjaw lizardfish is found on reefs around 25 - 550 meters deep. The maximum recorded length of the shortjaw lizardfish is about 45 centimeters (17.7 inches), and the common length is about 30 centimeters (11.8 inches). The maximum recorded weight is about 500 grams (1.1 pounds). This species is native to the western Atlantic Ocean from South Carolina in the United States to the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico and the western Caribbean. The fish lives on sandy and muddy bottoms.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary IV 2387149 Florida, United States

Predators

Squatina dumeril (Atlantic angelshark)[1]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Parahemiurus merus[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Seasonal and size-related differences in diet of the Atlantic angel shark Squatina dumeril in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, Ivy E. Baremore, Debra J. Murie, John K. Carlson, Aquat Biol 8: 125–136, 2010
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0