Pterygotrigla picta (Günther, 1880)
Spotted gurnard
Pterygotrigla picta
photo by Tindale, S.

 Family:  Triglidae (Searobins), subfamily: Pterygotriglinae
 Max. size:  38 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 160 - 500 m
 Distribution:  South Pacific: off the coast of Chile near Isla Juan Fernandez, Isla San Felix, and neighboring guyots of the Sala y Gomez and Nazca Ridges (160-350 m), reported from Easter Island and westward to the Norfolk Ridge, New Caledonia; and other seamounts and ridges.
 Diagnosis:  Mostly red in color with prominent black spots.
 Biology:  Occurs on the continental shelf and slope (Ref.9563). The depth range is indicated 60-320 m in Ref. 89357.
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 30.07.95
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 17.07.13
 Checked by: Froese, Rainer - 16.03.04

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