Indian Ocean spiny gurnard (Lepidotrigla multispinosa) fish species and information / pictures of Indian Ocean spiny gurnard - Lepidotrigla multispinosa

Indian Ocean spiny gurnard (Lepidotrigla multispinosa) fish species information

Scientific Name
Lepidotrigla multispinosa

Common Name
Indian Ocean spiny gurnard

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17

Classification

Classified By
Smith, 1934
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Searobins (Triglidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Indian Ocean
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: coast of east Africa southward to Mozambique and Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4316). New collections provide northward distributional extension to the Horn of Africa (Somalia), and along the southwestern coast of Madagascar (Ref. 9204).
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Deep-water
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
230 m
Depth To - meters
335 m
Zone
bathydemersal
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 230 - 335 m (Ref. 30573)
Trophic Level
3.4 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
16.0 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
Low vulnerability (21 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated