Scientific Name
Lepidotrigla punctipectoralis

Common Name
Finspot gurnard

Biology
Occurs over soft bottom of the continental shelf. Benthic (Ref. 75154).

Classification

Classified By

Fowler, 1938

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Searobins (Triglidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan to the South China Sea and the Philippines. Also found in the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and Australia, a new record for the northeastern Indian Ocean (Ref. 5978).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

295 m

Depth To - meters

295 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 295 - 295 m (Ref. 58018)

Trophic Level

3.45 s.e. 0.48 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

20.0 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

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated