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Pterygotrigla robertsi  del Cerro & Lloris, 1997

Roberts’ gurnard
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Pterygotriglinae
Etymology: Pterygotrigla: Greek, pterigion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin + Greek, trigla, es = red mullet (Ref. 45335);  robertsi: Named for Clive Roberts.

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Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 420 - 511 m (Ref. 95016).   Deep-water, preferred ?

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Western Pacific: endemic to the Coral Sea.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95016)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 12. This species is distinguished by the following characters: presence of buckler in advance of D1 fin; no antrorse AIO spine; short anterior AIO spines (7-10% SL); long pectoral fin (47-55% SL), its first free ray long (33% SL); eye moderate (10-11% SL); long snout (16-20% SL), nape and breast scaleless; belly with scales; 9-12 short gill rakers (2%SL); dark pigment on dorsum of holotype (Ref. 95016).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Richards, W.J. and T. Yato, 2014. Revision of the subgenus Parapterygotrigla (Pisces: Triglidae: Pterygotrigla). Zootaxa 3768(1):23-42. (Ref. 95016)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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