Finspot gurnard (Lepidotrigla punctipectoralis)

Scientific name: Lepidotrigla punctipectoralis Fowler, 1938

Finspot gurnard (Lepidotrigla punctipectoralis)

The Finspot gurnard (Lepidotrigla punctipectoralis) is a marine fish of the family Triglidae.

Biology

Occurs over soft bottom of the continental shelf. Benthic.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepidotrigla punctipectoralis
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
295 m (968 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 295 - 295 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan to the South China Sea and the Philippines. Also found in the Arafura Sea and Australia, a new record for the northeastern Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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