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Saurus carinatus

Status not recordedbony fish

Saurus carinatus is a species in the family Synodontidae, order Aulopiformes.

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Quick facts about Saurus carinatus

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does Saurus carinatus live?

Not recorded

Is Saurus carinatus endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Saurus carinatus classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderAulopiformes
  5. familySynodontidae
  6. genusSynodus
  7. SpeciesSaurus carinatus van Hasselt, 1823

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Saurus carinatus

Other species in the same genus Synodus.

Lizard fish

Synodus saurus

SynodontidaeNo free photo yet

Lizard fish

Synodus synodus

SynodontidaeNo free photo yet

Javelinfish

Synodus jaculum

SynodontidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is Saurus carinatus?

Saurus carinatus (Saurus carinatus) belongs to the family Synodontidae in the order Aulopiformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Saurus carinatus (Saurus carinatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/saurus-carinatus

MLA

“Saurus carinatus (Saurus carinatus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/saurus-carinatus.

BibTeX
@misc{saurus_carinatus_2026,
  title = {Saurus carinatus (Saurus carinatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/saurus-carinatus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}