Saurida longimanus Norman, 1939
Longfin lizardfish
photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Family:  Synodontidae (Lizardfishes), subfamily: Harpadontinae
Max. size:  25 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 280 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea (Ref. 99978); Gulf of Oman, southern Indonesia (including Arafura Sea, Ref. 9819), and northern and northwestern Australia, east to New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-11
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 28 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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