| Family: |
Synodontidae (Lizardfishes), subfamily: Harpadontinae |
| Max. size: |
25.76 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 1 - 100 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan, East China Sea, Gulf of Tongking, Gulf of Thailand, Australia, Arabian Sea, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Suez, Zanzibar, and off Zambezi River, Eastern Africa. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found in sandy-muddy bottoms, in water shallower than 100 m depth (Ref. 57869). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 28 June 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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