Sechura lizardfish
| Sechura lizardfish | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Aulopiformes |
| Family: | Synodontidae |
| Genus: | Synodus |
| Species: | S. sechurae |
| Binomial name | |
| Synodus sechurae Hildebrand, 1946 | |
The Sechura lizardfish (Synodus sechurae) is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Information
The Sechura lizardfish are known to be found in a marine environment and within a demersal depth range of about 45 - 60 meters. This species is native to a marine environment. The maximum recorded length of the Sechura lizardfish is about 30 centimeters or about 11.8 inches. [1] This species is considered to be an uncommon species. [2] This species is not used for commercial use for aquarium use, and it is not recommended.[3]
Common names
The common names of the Sechura lizardfish in different languages include the following:
- French : Anoli iguane
- Spanish : chile iguana
- Spanish : Huavina
- English : iguana lizardfish
- Spanish : Lagarto iguana
- English : Lizardfish
- Spanish : Pez lagartija
- English : Sechura lizardfish
- Mandarin Chinese : 塞氏狗母魚
- Mandarin Chinese : 塞氏狗母鱼[4]
Countries
The distribution of the Sechura lizardfish includes the following countries:
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Peru[5]
Classification
The taxonomic classification of the Sechura lizardfish is as follows:
- Kingdom : Animalia
- Phylum : Chordata
- Class : Actinoptergii
- Order : Aulopiformes
- Family : Synodontidae[5][6]
References
- ↑ "Synodus sechurae Hildebrand, 1946 Sechura lizardfish". Fish Base. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Synodus sechurae — Overview Sechura Lizardfish". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Sechura lizardfish (Synodus sechurae) fish profile". Guppies.ZA. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Sechura lizardfish". WebsiteOfEverything. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- 1 2 "Synodus sechurae". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Synodus sechurae Iguana lizardfish (Also: Lizardfish; Sechura lizardfish)". Animal Diversity Web. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
Notes
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Synodus sechurae" in FishBase. April 2012 version.