Saurida gracilis
Slender Lizardfish
As recorded: Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Animalia › Chordata › Aulopiformes › Synodontidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- February 18, 1992
- Locality
- Lord Howe Island; Sylph's Hole; edge of coral reef
- Island
- Lord Howe
- Depth
- 2 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Saurida gracilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1992. 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 35021. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38572354. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/35021.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 38572354 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026