Species of fish
The Sechura lizardfish (Synodus sechurae) is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
The Sechura lizardfish are known to be found in a marine environment and within a demersal depth range of about 45 – 60 meters. This species is native to a marine environment. The maximum recorded length of the Sechura lizardfish is about 30 centimeters or about 11.8 inches.[2] This species is considered to be an uncommon species.[3] This species is not used for commercial use for aquarium use, and it is not recommended.[4]
Common names
The common names of the Sechura lizardfish in different languages include the following:
- French : Anoli iguane
- Spanish : chile iguana
- Spanish : Huavina
- English : iguana lizardfish
- Spanish : Lagarto iguana
- English : Lizardfish
- Spanish : Pez lagartija
- English : Sechura lizardfish
- Mandarin Chinese : 塞氏狗母魚
- Mandarin Chinese : 塞氏狗母鱼[5]
Countries
The distribution of the Sechura lizardfish includes the following countries:
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Peru[1]
Classification
The taxonomic classification of the Sechura lizardfish is as follows:
- Kingdom : Animalia
- Phylum : Chordata
- Class : Actinoptergii
- Order : Aulopiformes
- Family : Synodontidae[6][7]
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