Streaked gurnard (Trigloporus lastoviza)

Scientific name: Trigloporus lastoviza Bonnaterre, 1788

The Streaked gurnard (Trigloporus lastoviza) is a marine fish of the family Triglidae.

Biology

Found over rocks and sand, from the coast down to a depth of about 150 m.. Feeds on crustaceans. Minimum depth from.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Trigloporus lastoviza
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
10–150 m (33–492 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 150 m, usually ? - 40 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Norway continuously south around Cape of Good Hope to Mozambique. Heemstra 1982 recognizes two valid subspecies, Chelidonichthys lastoviza lastoviza which ranges south to Angola and Chelidonichthys lastoviza africana occurring in South Africa.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.13-0.65; tm=3; tmax=18)

Sources

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

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