Scaly gurnard

Scaly gurnard

Taxobox | name = Scaly gurnard


image_caption =
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Scorpaeniformes
familia = Triglidae
genus = "Lepidotrigla"
species = "L. brachyoptera"
binomial = "Lepidotrigla brachyoptera"
binomial_authority = Hutton, 1872

The scaly gurnard, "Lepidotrigla brachyoptera", is a searobin of the family "Triglidae", found around New Zealand including the Kermadec Islands, at depths of between 35 and 300 m. Its length is up to 15 cm.

The scaly gurnard is similar in appearance to other gurnards, such as the bluefin gurnard "Chelidonichthys kumu", but is much smaller. The blunt head is covered in bony plates and a few spines. The first rays of the pectoral fins are separated and serve a sensory function, but the fan formed by the pectoral fins is not as large as that of other gurnards.

The body is covered in large obvious scales and is pink-red above and white beneath.

Scaly gurnards eat shellfish, crustaceans and worms from sandy bottoms, which they expose whilst delving using their bony snout.

References

*
* Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, "Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand", (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Sea robin — Taxobox name = Sea Robin image caption = Red gurnard, Chelidonichthys spinosus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Scorpaeniformes familia = Triglidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Aspitrigla Bellator… …   Wikipedia

  • List of fishes of India — This is a list of the fish species found in India and is based on FishBase. [Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2006.FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. [http://www.fishbase.org] , version (05/2006)] AlbuliformesAlbulidae… …   Wikipedia

  • Fish of the Red Sea — Deepwater species= See the List of deep water fish of the Red SeaDemersal species*Ambassidae ** Ambassis gymnocephalus , Bald glassy ** Ambassis urotaenia , Banded tail glassy perchlet*Apistidae ** Apistus carinatus , Ocellated… …   Wikipedia

  • sea robin — any of various gurnards, esp. certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom. [1805 15, Amer.] * * * ▪ fish also called  gurnard        any of the slim, bottom dwelling fish of the …   Universalium

  • List of fish common names — This is a list of fish common names. While some common names refer to a single species or family, others have been used for a confusing variety of different types; the articles listed here should explain the possibilities if the name is ambiguous …   Wikipedia

  • scorpaeniform — Introduction also called  mail cheeked fish,         any member of the order Scorpaeniformes, a group of bony fishes that includes the sea robins, sculpins, and numerous other forms. They are characterized by a plate of bone running across each… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”