| Family: |
Synodontidae (Lizardfishes), subfamily: Harpadontinae |
| Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 18 - 410 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Senegal; Gabon to Angola, including Ascension Island. Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Santa Catarina, Brazil (Ref. 57756), including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Found on the outer continental shelf (Ref. 4472). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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