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Lepidotrigla vanessa (Richardson, 1839)

Butterfly gurnard
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Common names: Bight gurnard, Butterfly gurnard, Butterfly gurnard
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref: Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski, 1998
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski, 1998
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found in southern Australia from Esperance (WA) to Newcastle (NSW), including Tasmania (Ref. 33616).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

凡尼红娘鱼, 斑鳍副鲂鮄, Sommerfugleknurhane, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Triglinae
Etymology: Lepidotrigla: Greek, lepis, lepidos = scale + Greek, trigla, es = red mullet (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Richardson.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 100 m (Ref. 33616).   Temperate; 33°S - 43°S

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Australian waters (South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33616)

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Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17. Adults have large pectoral fins that reach well beyond the tips of the pelvic fins, and a prominent black spot on the first dorsal fin between spines V-VIII (Ref. 33616).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in coastal marine waters, over on the continental shelf (Ref. 33616). Benthic (Ref. 75154).

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Neira, F.J., A.G. Miskiewicz and T. Trnski, 1998. Larvae of temperate Australian fishes: laboratory guide for larval fish identification. University of Western Australia Press. 474 p. (Ref. 33616)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 14.5 - 18.1, mean 16 (based on 120 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00325 - 0.01404), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (24 of 100).