| Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards) |
| 30 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
bathydemersal; depth range - 304 m |
| Indo-Pacific: Japan to the Philippines and the Arafura Sea. Also recorded from Darwin to North West Cape (Ref. 5978). |
|
Large barbels on lower jaw. Orange-reddish in life with black bands in pectoral fin and black edge on dorsal fins. |
| A deepwater species (Ref. 9771). Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Bony scutes reduce commercial value (Ref. 9771). |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
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