Peristedion liorhynchus (Günther, 1872)
Armoured gurnard
Peristedion liorhynchus
photo by CSIRO

 Family:  Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards)
 Max. size:  40 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 140 - 380 m
 Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Tosa Bay, Japan to Celebes Sea. Also recorded from Indonesia and northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978). Also reported from New Caledonia, Philippines and Guam (Ref. 9771).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-21; Anal soft rays: 20-20. Mostly brownish red with dark margin on dorsal fins and banded pectoral fin.
 Biology:  A deepwater species. Occurs on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 9563). Bony scutes reduce commercial value (Ref. 9771).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  Specimens similar to this species were caught in the 2011 Hearst Expedition (Ref. 95664).

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 06.06.94
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 04.07.05
 Checked by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 26.09.95

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