Long-finned gurnard (Lepidotrigla argus)

Scientific name: Lepidotrigla argus Ogilby, 1910

Long-finned gurnard (Lepidotrigla argus)

The Long-finned gurnard (Lepidotrigla argus) is a marine fish of the family Triglidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, northwestern Australia. Reported from Papua New Guinea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepidotrigla argus
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: northwestern Australia. Reported from Papua New Guinea.
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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