Indian Ocean spiny gurnard (Lepidotrigla multispinosa)

Scientific name: Lepidotrigla multispinosa Smith, 1934

Indian Ocean spiny gurnard (Lepidotrigla multispinosa)

The Indian Ocean spiny gurnard (Lepidotrigla multispinosa) is a marine fish of the family Triglidae.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepidotrigla multispinosa
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.0
Depth range
230–335 m (755–1099 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 230 - 335 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: coast of east Africa southward to Mozambique and Natal, South Africa. New collections provide northward distributional extension to the Horn of Africa (Somalia), and along the southwestern coast of Madagascar.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

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

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