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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).

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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.

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

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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).

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)

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

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00236 - 0.01065), b=3.10 (2.93 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (39 of 100).

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