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Family: Triglidae Searobins



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125 species (see list below)

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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Bellator brachychir (Regan, 1914)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Bellator brachychir
[Shortfin searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Bellator egretta (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Bellator egretta
[Streamer searobin]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Bellator farrago
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Bellator gymnostethus (Gilbert, 1892)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Bellator gymnostethus
[Naked-belly searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Bellator loxias (Jordan, 1897)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Bellator loxias
[Barred searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Bellator militaris (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Bellator militaris
[Horned searobin]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
Bellator ribeiroi Miller, 1965

Photo by JAMARC
 
Bellator ribeiroi
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Bellator xenisma (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Bellator xenisma
[Splitnose searobin]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Bovitrigla acanthomoplate
[]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Southeast Atlantic and We
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Chelidonichthys capensis (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Chelidonichthys capensis
[Cape gurnard]

Photo by Østergaard, T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Chelidonichthys cuculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Østergaard, T.
 
Chelidonichthys cuculus
[Red gurnard]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Chelidonichthys gabonensis (Poll & Roux, 1955)

Photo by FAO
 
Chelidonichthys gabonensis
[Gabon gurnard]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Chelidonichthys ischyrus Jordan & Thompson, 1914

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Chelidonichthys ischyrus
[]

Photo by Dijkstra, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Chelidonichthys kumu (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Dijkstra, K.
 
Chelidonichthys kumu
[Bluefin gurnard]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chelidonichthys lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Chelidonichthys lastoviza
[Streaked gurnard]

Photo by Pillon, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 75.1 cm TL
Chelidonichthys lucerna (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Pillon, R.
 
Chelidonichthys lucerna
[Tub gurnard]

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 34 cm TL
Chelidonichthys obscurus (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.
 
Chelidonichthys obscurus
[Longfin gurnard]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Chelidonichthys queketti (Regan, 1904)

Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Chelidonichthys queketti
[Lesser gurnard]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chelidonichthys spinosus (McClelland, 1844)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Chelidonichthys spinosus
[Spiny red gurnard]

Photo by JJPhoto

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Eutrigla gurnardus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by JJPhoto
 
Eutrigla gurnardus
[Grey gurnard]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Lepidotrigla abyssalis Jordan & Starks, 1904

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Lepidotrigla abyssalis
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lepidotrigla alata (Houttuyn, 1782)

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Lepidotrigla alata
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
 
Lepidotrigla alcocki
[]

Photo by del Cerro, L.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Lepidotrigla annamarae del Cerro & Lloris, 1997

Photo by del Cerro, L.
 
Lepidotrigla annamarae
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Lepidotrigla argus Ogilby, 1910

Photo by CSIRO
 
Lepidotrigla argus
[Long-finned gurnard]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Lepidotrigla argyrosoma
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Lepidotrigla bentuviai
[Twohorn gurnard]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Western Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Lepidotrigla bispinosa Steindachner, 1898

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Lepidotrigla bispinosa
[Bullhorn gurnard]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 14.0 cm SL
 
Lepidotrigla brachyoptera
[Scaly gurnard]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Lepidotrigla cadmani Regan, 1915

Photo by FAO
 
Lepidotrigla cadmani
[Scalebreast gurnard]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Lepidotrigla calodactyla
[Drab longfin gurnard]

Photo by FAO

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Lepidotrigla carolae Richards, 1968

Photo by FAO
 
Lepidotrigla carolae
[Carol's gurnard]

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lepidotrigla cavillone (Lacepède, 1801)

Photo by García Rodríguez, M.
 
Lepidotrigla cavillone
[Large-scaled gurnard]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Lepidotrigla deasoni
[]

Photo by Margies, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei Blanc & Hureau, 1973

Photo by Margies, P.
 
Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei
[Spiny gurnard]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Lepidotrigla eydouxii
[]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Lepidotrigla faurei Gilchrist & Thompson, 1914

Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Lepidotrigla faurei
[Scalybreast gurnard]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Lepidotrigla grandis Ogilby, 1910

Photo by CSIRO
 
Lepidotrigla grandis
[Supreme gurnard]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lepidotrigla guentheri Hilgendorf, 1879

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Lepidotrigla guentheri
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Lepidotrigla hime
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lepidotrigla japonica (Bleeker, 1854)

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Lepidotrigla japonica
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 11.6 cm SL
 
Lepidotrigla jimjoebob
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
 
Lepidotrigla kanagashira
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lepidotrigla kishinouyi Snyder, 1911

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Lepidotrigla kishinouyi
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Lepidotrigla larsoni
[Swordtip gurnard]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Lepidotrigla lepidojugulata
[]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lepidotrigla longifaciata Yatou, 1981

Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Lepidotrigla longifaciata
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Lepidotrigla longimana
[]

Photo by A. Biju Kumar

Indian Ocean.

Lepidotrigla longipinnis Alcock, 1890

Photo by A. Biju Kumar
 
Lepidotrigla longipinnis
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Lepidotrigla macrobrachia
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Lepidotrigla marisinensis
[]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Lepidotrigla microptera Günther, 1873

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Lepidotrigla microptera
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Lepidotrigla modesta Waite, 1899

Photo by CSIRO
 
Lepidotrigla modesta
[Cocky gurnard]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lepidotrigla mulhalli Macleay, 1884

Photo by CSIRO
 
Lepidotrigla mulhalli
[Roundsnout gurnard]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Lepidotrigla multispinosa Smith, 1934

Photo by SFSA
 
Lepidotrigla multispinosa
[Indian Ocean spiny gurnard]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Lepidotrigla musorstom
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Lepidotrigla nana
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Lepidotrigla oglina
[]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
Lepidotrigla omanensis Regan, 1905

Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Lepidotrigla omanensis
[Oman gurnard]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Lepidotrigla papilio (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Lepidotrigla papilio
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Lepidotrigla pectoralis
[]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lepidotrigla pleuracanthica (Richardson, 1845)

Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Lepidotrigla pleuracanthica
[Eastern spiny gurnard]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Lepidotrigla punctipectoralis Fowler, 1938

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Lepidotrigla punctipectoralis
[Finspot gurnard]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
 
Lepidotrigla robinsi
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Lepidotrigla russelli
[Smooth gurnard]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.4 cm SL
 
Lepidotrigla sayademalha
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Lepidotrigla sereti
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Lepidotrigla spiloptera Günther, 1880

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Lepidotrigla spiloptera
[Spotwing gurnard]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Lepidotrigla spinosa
[Shortfin gurnard]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Lepidotrigla umbrosa
[Blackspot gurnard]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 28 cm SL
Lepidotrigla vanessa (Richardson, 1839)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Lepidotrigla vanessa
[Butterfly gurnard]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
 
Lepidotrigla vaubani
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Lepidotrigla venusta
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Prionotus alatus Goode & Bean, 1883

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Prionotus alatus
[Spiny searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20.5 cm SL
Prionotus albirostris Jordan & Bollman, 1890

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Prionotus albirostris
[Whitesnout searobin]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Prionotus beanii Goode, 1896

Photo by JAMARC
 
Prionotus beanii
[Bean's searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Prionotus birostratus Richardson, 1844

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Prionotus birostratus
[Two-beaked searobin]

Photo by Crippen, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Prionotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1771)

Photo by Crippen, C.
 
Prionotus carolinus
[Northern searobin]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Prionotus evolans (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Prionotus evolans
[Striped searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific

Prionotus horrens Richardson, 1844

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Prionotus horrens
[Bristly searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Prionotus longispinosus Teague, 1951

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Prionotus longispinosus
[Bigeye searobin]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
 
Prionotus martis
[Gulf of Mexico barred searobin]

Photo by Hawkins, B. Waterhouse

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Prionotus miles Jenyns, 1840

Photo by Hawkins, B. Waterhouse
 
Prionotus miles
[Galapagos gurnard]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Prionotus murielae
[]

Photo by INIDEP

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Prionotus nudigula Ginsburg, 1950

Photo by INIDEP
 
Prionotus nudigula
[Red searobin]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Prionotus ophryas Jordan & Swain, 1885

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Prionotus ophryas
[Bandtail searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Prionotus paralatus Ginsburg, 1950

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Prionotus paralatus
[Mexican searobin]

Photo by Vianna, M.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Prionotus punctatus (Bloch, 1793)

Photo by Vianna, M.
 
Prionotus punctatus
[Bluewing searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Prionotus roseus Jordan & Evermann, 1887

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Prionotus roseus
[Bluespotted searobin]

Photo by Grandas, Y.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Prionotus rubio Jordan, 1886

Photo by Grandas, Y.
 
Prionotus rubio
[Blackwing searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 39.5 cm TL
Prionotus ruscarius Gilbert & Starks, 1904

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Prionotus ruscarius
[Common searobin]

Photo by Cox, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Prionotus scitulus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Photo by Cox, C.
 
Prionotus scitulus
[Leopard searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Prionotus stearnsi Jordan & Swain, 1885

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Prionotus stearnsi
[Shortwing searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Prionotus stephanophrys Lockington, 1881

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Prionotus stephanophrys
[Lumptail searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Prionotus teaguei Briggs, 1956

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Prionotus teaguei
[Long-ray searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Prionotus tribulus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Prionotus tribulus
[Bighead searobin]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean, out
Max. Length 13.9 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla amaokai
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla andertoni
[Painted latchet]

Photo by A. Biju Kumar

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
Pterygotrigla arabica (Boulenger, 1888)

Photo by A. Biju Kumar
 
Pterygotrigla arabica
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 26.8 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla cajorarori
[Hyperostotic gurnard]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22.1 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla draiggoch
[Dragon gurnard]
No picture found
East Indian to West Pacif
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla elicryste
[Dwarf gurnard]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 17.4 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla gomoni
[Gomon’s gurnard]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25.1 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla guezei
[Island gurnard]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla hafizi
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific, wide dis
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pterygotrigla hemisticta (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Pterygotrigla hemisticta
[Blackspotted gurnard]

Photo by MNHN

Eastern Indian Ocean to W
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
Pterygotrigla hoplites (Fowler, 1938)

Photo by MNHN
 
Pterygotrigla hoplites
[Swordspine gurnard]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla jacad
[Bigeye gurnard]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Pterygotrigla leptacanthus (Günther, 1880)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Pterygotrigla leptacanthus
[Black-finned gurnard]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Pterygotrigla macrolepidota
[]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Pterygotrigla macrorhynchus
[Longnose gurnard]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla megalops
[Large eye gurnard]

Photo by Cruz, M.S.

Southeastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 24.1 cm SL
Pterygotrigla multiocellata (Matsubara, 1937)

Photo by Cruz, M.S.
 
Pterygotrigla multiocellata
[Antrorse spined gurnard]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15.1 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla multipunctata
[]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
 
Pterygotrigla pauli
[Yellow spotted gurnard]

Photo by Tindale, S.

South Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm SL
Pterygotrigla picta (Günther, 1880)

Photo by Tindale, S.
 
Pterygotrigla picta
[Spotted gurnard]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Pterygotrigla polyommata (Richardson, 1839)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Pterygotrigla polyommata
[Latchet]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 30.7 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla robertsi
[Roberts’ gurnard]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Pterygotrigla ryukyuensis Matsubara & Hiyama, 1932

Photo by CSIRO
 
Pterygotrigla ryukyuensis
[Ryukyu gurnard]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 18.6 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla saumarez
[Saumarez Gurnard]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 11.0 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla soela
[Soela gurnard]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
Pterygotrigla spirai Golani & Baranes, 1997

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pterygotrigla spirai
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla tagala
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Pterygotrigla urashimai
[]

Photo by Ilkyaz, A.T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Trigla lyra Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Ilkyaz, A.T.
 
Trigla lyra
[Piper gurnard]
125 Species of Family Triglidae
(Searobins)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1914 Bellator brachychir Shortfin searobin Western Atlantic 10 TL
1896 Bellator egretta Streamer searobin Western Atlantic 20 TL
1998 Bellator farrago Southeast Pacific 11.2 SL
1892 Bellator gymnostethus Naked-belly searobin Eastern Pacific 15 TL
1897 Bellator loxias Barred searobin Eastern Pacific 15 TL
1896 Bellator militaris Horned searobin Western Atlantic 12.5 TL
1965 Bellator ribeiroi Western Atlantic 9.9 SL
1890 Bellator xenisma Splitnose searobin Eastern Pacific 11 TL
1938 Bovitrigla acanthomoplate Western Central Pacific
1829 Chelidonichthys capensis Cape gurnard Southeast Atlantic and We 75 TL
1758 Chelidonichthys cuculus Red gurnard Eastern Atlantic 50 TL
1955 Chelidonichthys gabonensis Gabon gurnard Eastern Central Atlantic 32 TL
1914 Chelidonichthys ischyrus Northwest Pacific 15 TL
1829 Chelidonichthys kumu Bluefin gurnard Indo-West Pacific 60 TL
1788 Chelidonichthys lastoviza Streaked gurnard Eastern Atlantic 40 TL
1758 Chelidonichthys lucerna Tub gurnard Eastern Atlantic 75.1 TL
1792 Chelidonichthys obscurus Longfin gurnard Eastern Atlantic 34 TL
1904 Chelidonichthys queketti Lesser gurnard Western Indian Ocean 35 TL
1844 Chelidonichthys spinosus Spiny red gurnard Northwest Pacific 40 TL
1758 Eutrigla gurnardus Grey gurnard Eastern Atlantic 60 TL
1904 Lepidotrigla abyssalis Northwest Pacific 17 TL
1782 Lepidotrigla alata Western Pacific 20 TL
1908 Lepidotrigla alcocki Western Indian Ocean 12.4 SL
1997 Lepidotrigla annamarae Western Pacific 17 SL
1910 Lepidotrigla argus Long-finned gurnard Indo-West Pacific 18 TL
1938 Lepidotrigla argyrosoma Western Central Pacific
1977 Lepidotrigla bentuviai Twohorn gurnard Western Indian Ocean 12 TL
1898 Lepidotrigla bispinosa Bullhorn gurnard Western Indian Ocean. 16 TL
1872 Lepidotrigla brachyoptera Scaly gurnard Southwest Pacific 14.0 SL
1915 Lepidotrigla cadmani Scalebreast gurnard Eastern Atlantic 30 TL
1910 Lepidotrigla calodactyla Drab longfin gurnard Western Pacific 18 TL
1968 Lepidotrigla carolae Carol's gurnard Eastern Atlantic 18 TL
1801 Lepidotrigla cavillone Large-scaled gurnard Eastern Atlantic 20 TL
1952 Lepidotrigla deasoni Western Central Pacific
1973 Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei Spiny gurnard Eastern Atlantic 20 TL
1878 Lepidotrigla eydouxii Western Central Pacific
1914 Lepidotrigla faurei Scalybreast gurnard Western Indian Ocean 18 TL
1910 Lepidotrigla grandis Supreme gurnard Indo-West Pacific 16 TL
1879 Lepidotrigla guentheri Northwest Pacific 20 TL
1932 Lepidotrigla hime Northwest Pacific 18 TL
1854 Lepidotrigla japonica Western Pacific 20 TL
1992 Lepidotrigla jimjoebob Eastern Central Pacific 11.6 SL
1936 Lepidotrigla kanagashira Western Pacific 18 TL
1911 Lepidotrigla kishinouyi Northwest Pacific 20 TL
1997 Lepidotrigla larsoni Swordtip gurnard Southwest Pacific
1981 Lepidotrigla lepidojugulata Western Pacific
1981 Lepidotrigla longifaciata Northwest Pacific 20 TL
1981 Lepidotrigla longimana Western Pacific
1890 Lepidotrigla longipinnis Indian Ocean.
1938 Lepidotrigla macrobrachia Western Central Pacific
1938 Lepidotrigla marisinensis Western Pacific
1873 Lepidotrigla microptera Northwest Pacific 30 TL
1899 Lepidotrigla modesta Cocky gurnard Eastern Indian Ocean 22 SL
1884 Lepidotrigla mulhalli Roundsnout gurnard Southwest Pacific 20 TL
1934 Lepidotrigla multispinosa Indian Ocean spiny gurnard Western Indian Ocean 16 TL
1997 Lepidotrigla musorstom Western Pacific 12.8 SL
1997 Lepidotrigla nana Western Pacific 10.1 SL
1938 Lepidotrigla oglina Western Pacific
1905 Lepidotrigla omanensis Oman gurnard Western Indian Ocean 13.5 TL
1829 Lepidotrigla papilio Eastern Indian Ocean 20 SL
1938 Lepidotrigla pectoralis Western Central Pacific
1845 Lepidotrigla pleuracanthica Eastern spiny gurnard Southwest Pacific 20 TL
1938 Lepidotrigla punctipectoralis Finspot gurnard Indo-West Pacific 20 TL
1997 Lepidotrigla robinsi Southwest Pacific 12.2 SL
1995 Lepidotrigla russelli Smooth gurnard Western Central Pacific
1992 Lepidotrigla sayademalha Western Indian Ocean 10.4 SL
1997 Lepidotrigla sereti Western Pacific 11.8 SL
1880 Lepidotrigla spiloptera Spotwing gurnard Indo-West Pacific 10 TL
1987 Lepidotrigla spinosa Shortfin gurnard Eastern Indian Ocean
1910 Lepidotrigla umbrosa Blackspot gurnard Southwest Pacific
1839 Lepidotrigla vanessa Butterfly gurnard Eastern Indian Ocean 28 SL
1997 Lepidotrigla vaubani Western Pacific 10.6 SL
1938 Lepidotrigla venusta Western Central Pacific
1883 Prionotus alatus Spiny searobin Western Atlantic 17.5 TL
1890 Prionotus albirostris Whitesnout searobin Eastern Pacific 20.5 SL
1896 Prionotus beanii Bean's searobin Western Atlantic 15 TL
1844 Prionotus birostratus Two-beaked searobin Eastern Pacific 18 TL
1771 Prionotus carolinus Northern searobin Western Atlantic 38 TL
1766 Prionotus evolans Striped searobin Western Atlantic 45 TL
1844 Prionotus horrens Bristly searobin Eastern Pacific
1951 Prionotus longispinosus Bigeye searobin Western Atlantic 35 TL
1950 Prionotus martis Gulf of Mexico barred searobin Western Atlantic 17.5 TL
1840 Prionotus miles Galapagos gurnard Southeast Pacific 25 TL
1928 Prionotus murielae Western Central Atlantic 6 SL
1950 Prionotus nudigula Red searobin Southwest Atlantic 28 TL
1885 Prionotus ophryas Bandtail searobin Western Atlantic 27 TL
1950 Prionotus paralatus Mexican searobin Western Atlantic 17.5 TL
1793 Prionotus punctatus Bluewing searobin Western Atlantic 45 TL
1887 Prionotus roseus Bluespotted searobin Western Atlantic 20 TL
1886 Prionotus rubio Blackwing searobin Western Atlantic 30 TL
1904 Prionotus ruscarius Common searobin Eastern Pacific 39.5 TL
1882 Prionotus scitulus Leopard searobin Western Atlantic 25 TL
1885 Prionotus stearnsi Shortwing searobin Western Atlantic 17.5 TL
1881 Prionotus stephanophrys Lumptail searobin Eastern Pacific 43 TL
1956 Prionotus teaguei Long-ray searobin Eastern Central Pacific 15 TL
1829 Prionotus tribulus Bighead searobin Western Atlantic 35 TL
2003 Pterygotrigla amaokai Western Indian Ocean, out 13.9 SL
1910 Pterygotrigla andertoni Painted latchet Western Pacific 38 SL
1888 Pterygotrigla arabica Western Indian Ocean 19.8 SL
2012 Pterygotrigla cajorarori Hyperostotic gurnard Western Pacific 26.8 SL
2003 Pterygotrigla draiggoch Dragon gurnard Eastern Indian Ocean 22.1 SL
2003 Pterygotrigla elicryste Dwarf gurnard East Indian to West Pacif 8.3 SL
2012 Pterygotrigla gomoni Gomon’s gurnard Eastern Indian Ocean 17.4 SL
1963 Pterygotrigla guezei Island gurnard Western Indian Ocean 25.1 SL
2003 Pterygotrigla hafizi Western Indian Ocean 8.9 SL
1843 Pterygotrigla hemisticta Blackspotted gurnard Western Pacific, wide dis 30 TL
1938 Pterygotrigla hoplites Swordspine gurnard Eastern Indian Ocean to W 10.8 SL
2014 Pterygotrigla jacad Bigeye gurnard Western Indian Ocean 12.9 SL
1880 Pterygotrigla leptacanthus Black-finned gurnard Indo-West Pacific 15 TL
1938 Pterygotrigla macrolepidota Western Pacific 15 TL
1936 Pterygotrigla macrorhynchus Longnose gurnard Indo-West Pacific 20 TL
1938 Pterygotrigla megalops Large eye gurnard Western Pacific 20 SL
1937 Pterygotrigla multiocellata Antrorse spined gurnard Southeastern Indian Ocean 24.1 SL
1983 Pterygotrigla multipunctata Northwest Pacific 15.1 SL
1982 Pterygotrigla pauli Yellow spotted gurnard Southwest Pacific
1880 Pterygotrigla picta Spotted gurnard South Pacific 38 SL
1839 Pterygotrigla polyommata Latchet Southwest Pacific 62 TL
1997 Pterygotrigla robertsi Roberts’ gurnard Western Pacific 30.7 SL
1932 Pterygotrigla ryukyuensis Ryukyu gurnard Indo-West Pacific 30 TL
2012 Pterygotrigla saumarez Saumarez Gurnard Western Pacific 18.6 SL
2003 Pterygotrigla soela Soela gurnard Southwest Pacific 11.0 SL
1997 Pterygotrigla spirai Western Indian Ocean 15.3 SL
1952 Pterygotrigla tagala Western Central Pacific 10.9 SL
2003 Pterygotrigla urashimai Western Pacific 9.4 SL
1758 Trigla lyra Piper gurnard Eastern Atlantic 60 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013