(Variegated lizardfish)
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 121 m , usually 5 - 60 m . Tropical; 30°N - 45°S
Maturity: Lm 14.0 range ? - ? cm Max length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed;
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Adults variable from grey to red . On some individuals, the hourglass- or saddle-shaped markings along its side may be obliterated by an almost solid dark red band . Large individuals are often thick-bodied, giving a hump-backed appearance .
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: circular.
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:03 March 2015 (FishBase)
ATTGGCACCCTCTATATAATTTTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGCATAGTCGGCACGGCCCTCAGCCTTTTAATTCGCGCGGAACTAAGCCAGCCCGGGGCTCTTTTAGGCGATGATCAAATTTACAACGTAATTGTTACAGCCCACGCATTTGTAATGATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTATTATGATTGGGGGGTTCGGAAACTGGCTTATTCCTTTGATAATTGGCGCCCCGGACATGGCTTTTCCCCGAATAAATAATATAAGTTTCTGACTACTTCCGCCATCATTCCTTTTACTTTTAGCATCTTCTGGTGTTGAAGCTGGTGCGGGGACTGGTTGAACTGTCTACCCCCCCTTAGCAGGAAACCTGGCCCACGCCGGGGCTTCAGTAGACCTGACAATTTTTTCCTTGCACTTGGCAGGCATTTCTTCTATCTTAGGAGCAATCAATTTTATTACAACTATTATCAACATAAAGCCCCCTTCAATTTCACAATACCAGACCCCGCTTTTCGTATGAGCTGTTCTAATTACAGCTGTCCTTCTTCTTTTATCTTTGCCCGTACTGGCAGCCGGAATTACAATACTTCTGACTGATCGGAACCTTAACACCACTTTTTTCGACCCTGCGGGAGGGGGCGACCCTATTTTATACCAACACCTCTACTGA