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Common names: Al-alibot, Balanghoy, Balanghuten
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Tiews, K., A. Mines and I.A. Ronquillo, 1972
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Cebu City (Ref. 58652). Recorded from the Visayan Sea (Ref. 110387). Specimen collected by angling in Taytay Bay, FRLM 12061. Mainly caught in commecial quantities by otter trawls (Ref. 1286). Also Ref. 1263, 1286, 12744, 12753.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kimura, S., 1995
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Anoli tumbil, Lagarto tumbil, Dog-stick, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Aulopiformes (Grinners) > Synodontidae (Lizardfishes) > Harpadontinae
Etymology: Saurida: Derived from Greek, sauros = lizard (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina; amfidromo (Ref. 51243); distribuzione batimetrica ? - 700 m (Ref. 100719), usually 20 - 60 m (Ref. 54876). Tropical; 30°N - 35°S, 32°E - 155°E

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Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa (except Kenya), including Madagascar to the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea (Ref. 9819), and further east to southeast Asia and Australia. Does not appear to occur in the central or eastern Pacific.

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 28.6, range 19 - 35 cm
Max length : 60.0 cm FL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 1287); Età massima riportata: 7 anni (Ref. 1287)

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Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11 - 13; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 10 - 11. Body is cigar-shaped, rounded or slightly compressed; the head pointed and depressed; the snout broader than long. Color is generally brown above and silver below; the back with faint cross bands. The tips of the dorsal and pectorals and the lower caudal lobe blackish.

Found on muddy bottoms (Ref. 30573) and trawling grounds (Ref. 58652). Adults feed on fishes, crustaceans, and squids (Ref. 30573). Sold fresh.

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Cressey, R.F. and R.S. Waples, 1984. Synodontidae. In W. Fischer and G. Bianchi (eds.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Indian Ocean (Fishing Area 51). Volume 4. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 3520)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 02 March 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Pesca: commerciale

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 18.4 - 29.1, mean 27.9 (based on 2178 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00458 - 0.00630), b=3.12 (3.08 - 3.16), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 4.4 ±0.3 se; based on diet studies.

Resilienza (Ref. 120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (K=0.08-0.44; tmax=7; Fec=91,389).

Prior r = 0.57, 95% CL = 0.37 - 0.85, Based on 1 full stock assessment.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (28 of 100).

Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649): High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Very high.

Saurida tumbil (Bloch, 1795)