The shortfin saury, Saurida argentea, is a species of lizardfish that lives mainly in the western Pacific Ocean.
Information The shortfin saury is known to be found in a marine environment within a demersal depth range of about 1 – 70 meters. This species is native to a tropical environment. The maximum recorded length of the shortfin saury as an unsexed male is about 29 centimeters or about 11.4 inches. The species is known to be found in the areas of Western Pacific, the Gulf of Thailand, and northeastern Australia. It is common to find this species occupying coastal waters, sand, and mud bottoms. The human uses of this species include minor commercial use. This species is known to serve as no threat to humans and they are considered to be harmless.
Common names The common names of the shortfin saury in different languages is as follows: Al-alibot : Ilokano Balanghuten : Tagalog Balanghuten : Visayan Basasong : Pangasinan Bekut laut : Malay (bahasa Melayu) Bubule : Tagalog Butong-panday : Bikol Cá Mối thường : Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt) Chonor : Malay (bahasa Melayu) Conor : Malay (bahasa Melayu) Daldalag : Ilokano Hai la : Malay (bahasa Melayu) Kalaso : Tagalog Karaho : Cebuano Karaho : Hiligaynon Kortfinnet øglefisk : Danish (dansk) Kuti-kuti : Agutaynen Mengkarong : Malay (bahasa Melayu) Mengkerong : Malay (bahasa Melayu) Short-finned lizardfish : English Short-finned saury : English Shortfin lizardfish : English Shortfin saury : English Talad : Waray-waray Talho : Waray-waray Tamangkah : Chavacano Tigbasbay : Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug Tigbasbay : Tagalog Tiki : Bikol Tiki : Davawenyo Tiki : Wolof (Wollof) Tiki-tiki : Cebuano Tiki-tiki : Kuyunon Tiki-tiki : Tagalog Tiki-tiki : Visayan Tuko : Tagalog Ubi : Malay (bahasa Melayu) 短臂蛇鯔 : Mandarin Chinese 短臂蛇鲻 : Mandarin Chinese
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