Lepidotrigla vanessa, Butterfly gurnard

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Lepidotrigla vanessa (Richardson, 1839)

Butterfly gurnard
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> 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 Ecología

marino demersal; rango de profundidad 10 - 100 m (Ref. 33616). Temperate; 33°S - 43°S

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

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 33616)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 10 - 11; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 16-17; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 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).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

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

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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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)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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