Saurida gracilis | University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Saurida gracilis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Osteichthyes
  • Order » Aulopiformes
  • Family » Synodontidae
  • Genus » Saurida
  • Species » gracilis
  • Saurida gracilis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824)
    (Gracile lizardfish)
  • Description »  

    Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 135 m , usually 1 - 12 m . Tropical; 38°N - 36°S, 19°E - 124°W

    Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 32.0 cm SL male/unsexed;

    Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Posterior part of body with blackish blotches; dorsal, caudal and pelvic fins with dark traverse bands .
    Body shape (shape guide): elongated;  Cross section: circular.

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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental] [Toril, Davao City, Davao del Sur] [Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »   MA Fortaleza, JJ Lanutan, KL Labrador
  • Species ID by »   Maybelle A. Fortaleza
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao FishDive Project
  • Collection Code »   [None] [MIN_1912_TORL_029A] [FDP_STAC_2211_036A]
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:02 March 2015 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »   Tissue preserved in 95% ETOH; whole fish specimen fixed in formalin
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524627
  • Curated by »   Maybelle Fortaleza
  • Last Updated »   Nov. 28, 2024, 1:23 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    GGCACCCTTTATCTTGTATTTGGTGCATGAGCCGGAATAGTCGGGACCGCCCTAAGCCTCCTCATTCGGGCCGAACTTAGTCAACCAGGGGCTCTTCTAGGGGACGACCAGATCTACAACGTTATCGTAACCGCCCACGCCTTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATGGTAATACCAATTATAATCGGCGGCTTTGGCAACTGGCTAATCCCGCTAATGATTGGGGCCCCCGATATGGCATTCCCCCGAATGAACAATATGAGCTTTTGACTTCTTCCTCCCTCCTTTCTTCTTCTACTAGCTTCCTCTGGCGTAGAGGCTGGAGCGGGCACTGGGTGAACCGTCTACCCCCCCTTGGCTGGAAACCTGGCGCATGCCGGAGCATCTGTGGATCTCACCATTTTCTCCCTTCACCTGGCCGGAATTTCCTCTATCCTAGGGGCTATTAACTTTATTACTACCATCATCAACATGAAGCCCCCTGCAATCTCGCAGTATCAGACCCCCCTGTTCGTCTGGGCAGTCCTAATTACAGCCGTTCTCCTACTTTTGTCTCTTCCTGTTCTAGCAGCTGGCATTACCATGCTCCTAACAGACCGAAATCTCAACACCACCTTCTTTGACCCTGCAGGAGGTGGAGACCCAATTCTCTATCAACACCTATTCTGA

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