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Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Harpadontinae
Etymology: Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Roxborough Norman (1898–1944) was an English ichthyologist who started his working life as a bank clerk. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 25 - 550 m (Ref. 5217). Tropical
Western Atlantic: South Carolina, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to the Guianas. Unknown from the West Indies except off western Bahamas and Cuba. Also eastern Gulf of Mexico and western Caribbean (Ref. 26938).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 7251); common length : 30.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5217); peso máximo publicado: 500.00 g (Ref. 5217)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 11 - 12; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 10 - 11. Inner rays of pelvic about equal to or shorter than outer rays (Ref. 13608).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Found on sand or mud bottoms.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 13.8 - 24.4, mean 19.1 °C (based on 154 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00335 - 0.00945), b=3.11 (2.97 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.3 ±0.7 se; based on diet studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 36.8 [13.2, 77.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.455 [0.161, 1.022] mg/100g; Protein = 15.3 [12.8, 17.7] %; Omega3 = 0.0734 [, ] g/100g; Selenium = 54.7 [21.3, 121.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 87.5 [22.9, 296.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.772 [0.446, 1.163] mg/100g (wet weight);