Rough-snouted gurnard (Lepidotrigla mulhalli)

Scientific name: Lepidotrigla mulhalli Macleay, 1884

Rough-snouted gurnard (Lepidotrigla mulhalli)

The Rough-snouted gurnard (Lepidotrigla mulhalli) is a marine fish of the family Triglidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, southeastern Australia, including Victoria and Tasmania.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15; Vertebrae: 31. Snout profile and interorbit, straight to convex. Body is mottled pink, dark red above and whitish below.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepidotrigla mulhalli
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
10–210 m (33–689 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 210 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: southeastern Australia, including Victoria and Tasmania.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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