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Saurida gracilis
English: Slender Lizardfish (2)
As recorded: Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Animalia › Chordata › Aulopiformes › Synodontidae
- Collected by
- R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54
- Date
- November 30, 1961
- Locality
- Rangiroa Atoll; lagoon; 3 miles E of Tiputa
- Island
- Rangiroa Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 30, 1961, R/V "Charles H. Gilbert" cruise 54 also collected 14 other specimens.
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Gymnothorax
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Hyporhamphus acutus
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Labroides
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Neoniphon argenteus
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Neoniphon sammara
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Norfolkia thomasi
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Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus
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Sargocentron diadema
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Sargocentron punctatissimum
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Synodus dermatogenys
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Wetmorella nigropinnata
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Saurida gracilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 373 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
5R6J+74, Hurghada 1, Red Sea Governorate 1962607, Egypt
(c) Мартин Беноит, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Baie des citrons, sud, Nouméa
(c) Carole BERNARD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
XWQ2+X8F, Hurghada 1, Red Sea Governorate 1960501, Ägypten
(c) Lu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG
(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Redland Bal, AU-QL, AU
(c) Kian Hardcastle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Al-Ghurdaqah, EG-BA, EG
(c) Andrey Danilin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Saurida gracilis. BPBM 25219. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38571416. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/25219.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38571416 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026