BPBM 8344Ichthyology

Saurida gracilis

Slender Lizardfish

As recorded: Saurida gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Animalia › Chordata › Aulopiformes › Synodontidae

Collected by: J.E. Randall and H. AdamsHannah Adams →Johnson Randall →
Date: March 6, 1969
Locality: Tahiti; Papara; Popote Bay
Island: Tahiti
Depth: 39 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

55 Bishop specimens of Saurida gracilis · collected 1901–2002Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 6, 1969, J.E. Randall and H. Adams also collected 20 other specimens.

Saurida gracilis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1969. 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)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Saurida gracilis. BPBM 8344. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 38572294. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/8344.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 38572294 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026