Brushtooth lizardfish, large-scale grinner or largescale saury
(Saurida undosquamis)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
Classification
Species:
Saurida undosquamis
Genus:
Saurida
Family: Synodontidae - Lizardfishes
Order: Aulopiformes - Grinners
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
General data
Scientific names:
Brushtooth lizardfish, large-scale grinner or largescale saury
Local names:
Large-scale grinner, Largescale saury
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climates:
Tropical, Subtropical
Saurida undosquamis, the brushtooth lizardfish, large-scale grinner or largescale saury, is a type of lizardfish, a demersal species that occurs in the Eastern Indian Ocean, Malay Peninsula, northern Java, Arafura Sea, Louisiade Archipelago, southern Philippines and northern Australia.
Reports of its occurrence in the Red Sea region and introduction to the Mediterranean are questionable.