Scientific Name
Trigla lyra

Common Name
Piper gurnard

Biology
Found on sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 27121). Feeds on shrimps and crabs (Ref. 27637).

Classification

Classified By

Linnaeus, 1758

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Searobins (Triglidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: north of British Isles and North Sea to Walvis Bay, Namibia, including Madeira and the Mediterranean (excluding the Black Sea).

Range

60°N - 23°S, 18°W - 36°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

100 m

Depth To - meters

700 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 100 - 700 m (Ref. 35388), usually 150 - 400 m (Ref. 26999)

Trophic Level

3.46 s.e. 0.45 Based on diet studies.

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

60.0 cm

Common Length

30.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (63 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.11-0.21; tmax=8)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated