Peristedion thompsoni Fowler, 1952
Rimspine searobin
photo by Garcia Jr., J.

Family:  Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards)
Max. size:  25 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 115 - 475 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Brazil; absent from West Indies.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found mostly on the continental slope.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.