Fish of the Saurida genus of the Synodontidae (lizardfishes) family of the Synodontoidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder.
(Brushtooth lizardfish. Photo by © Baki Yokes. elreedy1.blogspot.com)
Brushtooth lizardfish (Saurida undosquamis) was first described in 1848 by the Scottish naturalist John Richardson (1787-1865).
It inhabits the depths of 1-350 meters. It keeps to the sandy and oozy bottom. The maximum recorded length is 50 cm; specimens up to 30 cm long are more common. It feeds on fish, crustaceans and other invertebrates.
(Brushtooth lizardfish. Photo by © Andrew Cornish. Christina John, FRIB. boldsystems.org)
It first occurred in the Pacific Ocean near the coast of Malaysia and Indonesia. It entered the Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal. It is occasionally found in the Adriatic near the Ionian Sea.
Names of brushtooth lizardfish (Saurida undosquamis) in other languages are as follows:
Peshku hardhucë dhëmbëjashtë (Albanian), Λεποσκαρμός (Leposkarmos) (Greek), Lagarto escamoso (Spain), Pesce lucertola grandi scaglie (Italian), Bürstenzahn-Eidechsenfisch (German), Sauryda wielkołuska (Polish), Lagarto-escamudo (Portuguese), Эсо (Eso), Заурида-эсо (Zaurida-eso) (Russian), Oštrozubi morski gušter (Croatian, Serbian), Mırlan balığı (Turkish), Anoli à grandes écailles (French).