Scientific Name	Saurida elongata   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)	Depth	0 - 20M
Chinese	長體蛇鯔	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	合齒魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F187　Synodontidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	長蛇鯔
Max Length	50 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	狗母梭、長蜥魚、狗母(澎湖)、細鱗狗母(澎湖)
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North East
Habitats	Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Aulopus elongatus, Saurida elongatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；福建魚類誌(朱等, 1985)；中國動物誌-燈籠魚目(陳等, 2002)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  朱元鼎 編 1985 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002 陳素芝 編著 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0061980. ASIZP0062867. ASIZP0075115. ASIZP0075116. ASIZP0075536. ASIZP0075585. ASIZP0075594. ASIZP0075631. ASIZP0075650. ASIZP0075672. ASIZP0075771. ASIZP0075828. ASIZP0075829. ASIZP0075830. ASIZP0076013. ASIZP0076245. ASIZP0076313. ASIZP0076368. ASIZP0076369. ASIZP0076427. ASIZP0076443. ASIZP0076444. ASIZP0077060. ASIZP0077759. ASIZP0077809. ASIZP0077820. ASIZP0077868. ASIZP0077920. ASIZP0077921. ASIZP0077951. ASIZP0078084. ASIZP0078639. ASIZP0078766. ASIZP0078767. ASIZP0079030. ASIZP0079074. ASIZP0079280. ...List all 59 records...
Barcode	2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100% 2015-11-01,Yu-Ming Shih,CO1,100%
Common Name	Slender lizardfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, slender, and cylindrical. Eye of moderate size; laterally directed. Adipose eyelid on anterior and posterior margins of eye. Mouth large, gape tending to be oblique. Upper jaw not protractile, bordered its entire length by premaxilla, its length more than 1/2 head length and extending well past posterior margin of orbit. two tooth bands on palatines, and teeth on vomer and tongue. Branchiostegals 13. Head and body with cycloid scales; Lateral-line scales with 62 to 66; scales not enlarged, not extending beyond base of caudal fin, procurrent and primary caudal-fin rays with scales. Predorsal scales 22 to 27(usually 25). Dorsal fin about midway on back, with 10-12 rays; anal fin with 9-11; pectoral fins short, not reaching to base of pelvic fins; caudal fin forked. Body pale yellowish brown, inside of pectoral fins uniformly dusky; traces of faint darker cross bands on back ; fins without dark bars or spots.
habitats	Inhabits sandy bottoms in shallow water.
Distribution	Widespread in the West Pacific from the East China Sea to eastern Australia. It found in southwestern and northeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	Marketed fresh, or made into fish balls or fish meals.