Saurida tweddlei

Saurida tweddlei Russell, 2015

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Harpadontinae
Etymology: Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard (Ref. 45335); tweddlei: 'tweddlei', i.e., named in honor of Denis Tweddle (Ref. 101339).
Eponymy: Denis (d: 1949) and Sharon Tweddle are husband and wife and together were honoured in the name of the dwarf sanjika for their contributions (e. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 57 - 127 m (Ref. 101339). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles and Saya de Malha Bank, Mascarene Plateau.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 101339)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal soft rays: 10 - 12; Vertebrae: 49 - 50. This species can be distinguished by the following set of characters: D 12-13; P 14-15; lateral-line scales 53-55; rows of transverse scales 4 1/2 above lateral line, 5 1/2 below lateral line; pectoral fins moderately long (reaching at or just above the line form origin of pelvic fins to origin of dorsal fin); 2 rows of teeth on outer palatines; 0-3 teeth on vomer; tongue with ca. 4-5 rows of teeth posteriorly; caudal peduncle compressed (depth greater than width); stomach and intestine pale whitish (Ref. 101339).
Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found at depths of 57 to 127 meters. The largest specimen was 40.10 cm in standard length (Ref. 101339).

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Russell, B.C., 2015. A new species of Saurida (Pisces: Synodontidae) from the Mascarene Plateau, Western Indian Ocean. Zootaxa 3947(3):440-446. (Ref. 101339)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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