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Clouded lizardfish
Saurida nebulosa
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Clouded lizardfish
- Scientific
- Saurida nebulosa
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 16 cm (standard length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 100 m (usually 2 to 60 m); also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A small lizardfish with large dark blotches below the dorsal fins, reaching about 16 cm. It lies on sand, mud and seagrass inshore.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Saurida-nebulosa.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Pez_lagarto_(Saurida_nebulosa),_Anilao,_Filipinas,_2023-08-
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.