| Family: |
Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards) |
| Max. size: |
26.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 360 - 710 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: off Horn of Africa, Maldives, Indonesia, New Caledonia, Taiwan and southern Japan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-22; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 20-21. Head large, broadly expanded laterally; rostral process long and flattened; filamentous barbel long, extending to dorsal-fin origin. Reddish, edge of dorsal fin black (Ref. 9771). |
| Biology: |
A deepwater species (Ref. 9771). Bony scutes reduce commercial value (Ref. 9771). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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