Lepidotrigla faurei Gilchrist & Thompson, 1914
Scalybreast gurnard
Lepidotrigla faurei
photo by Osmany, H.B.

 Family:  Triglidae (Searobins), subfamily: Triglinae
 Max. size:  18 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 50 - 175 m
 Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean: Durban, South Africa northward along the coast of Africa, to the Arabian Sea coast of Oman, Pakistan and India. Not found in the Red Sea or Persian Gulf.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 8-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 15-16
 Biology:  Found on the continental and insular shelves on sandy or muddy bottoms.
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 21.04.93
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 23.11.15
 Checked by: Luna, Susan M. - 19.08.94

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