Scientific Name
Lepidotrigla vanessa

Common Name
Butterfly gurnard

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17. Adults have large pectoral fins that reach well beyond the tips of the pelvic fins, and a prominent black spot on the first dorsal fin between spines V-VIII (Ref. 33616).

Classification

Classified By

Richardson, 1839

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Searobins (Triglidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: Australian waters (South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania).

Range

33°S - 43°S

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

10 m

Depth To - meters

100 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 100 m (Ref. 33616)

Trophic Level

3.55 s.e. 0.50 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

28.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (37 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated