Species FAO code: LIB

Saurida undosquamis

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
Austria	de Großschuppen-Eidechsenfisch	–
Cyprus	el παπανικολής	–
Estonia	et Eso-merisaurus	–
Germany	de Großschuppen-Eidechsenfisch	–
Greece	el Λεπτοσκαρμός	–
Lithuania	lt didžiažvynė driežagalvė	–
Portugal	pt Peixe-lagarto-escamudo	–
Spain	es Pez lagarto	–

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848)

Distribution maps

Source: Aquamaps - Computer Generated Native Distribution Map for Saurida undosquamis

Scientific name

Saurida undosquamis

Author

(Richardson, 1848)

Rank

Species

FAO code

LIB

Morphological description

Cigar-shaped, rounded or slightly compressed; the head pointed and depressed; the snout rounded. Dorsal origin closer to the adipose origin than the snout tip. Anal fin origin is closer to the tail base than the operculum. Color is brown-gray above and creamy below, with 8-10 indistinct darker spots along the middle of the sides.

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderAulopiformes
  - FamilySynodontidae
    - GenusSaurida
      - SpeciesSaurida undosquamis

Synonyms

Saurida undosquamia (Richardson, 1848)
Saurida undosquammis (Richardson, 1848)
Saurus undosquamis Richardson, 1848
Saurida grandisquamis Günther, 1864

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848)

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Saurida undosquamis

Commercial designations

Main production methods

Main fishing gears

Gillnets and similar nets

Trawls

Habitat

FAO major fishing areas

Area 57 - Indian Ocean, Eastern

Area 71 - Pacific, Western Central

Distribution maps