Clouded lizardfish
Saurida nebulosa
- Usual depth1–58 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
About this species
The clouded lizardfish is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the south Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Clouded lizardfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 11 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 56 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–58 m · Deepest record: 78.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Clouded lizardfish, Blotched Grinner, Blotched Saury, clouded lizardfish, Clouded Saury, Nebulous Lizardfish, Nebulous Lizardfish, Clouded lizardfish
Names in 5 more languages
- Spanish
- Chile nebuloso, lagarto nubífero
- Filipino
- Tuko
- French
- Anoli nuageux, Poisson-lézard, Poisson-lézard nébuleux
- Japanese
- Uchiumimadaraeso, ウチウミマダラエソ
- Simplified Chinese
- 云纹蛇鲻, 合齒魚科, 狗母, 狗母梭, 雲紋蛇鯔
Similar species
- Brushtooth lizardfish
Saurida undosquamis
Gracile lizardfishSaurida gracilis
- Longfin lizardfish
Saurida longimanus
- Shortfin Lizardfish
Saurida micropectoralis
- Greater lizardfish
Saurida tumbil
- Bombay-duck
Harpadon microchir
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 455 open-data records from 1850 to 2023.
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