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Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards)
Etymology: Peristedion: Greek, peri = around + Greek, stethion = breast.
Eponymy: Max Wilhelm Carl Weber van Bosse (1852–1937) was a Germanborn Dutch physician and zoologist, and Director of the Zoological Museum in Amsterdam (1883) (when he became a naturalised Dutch citizen). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 476 m (Ref. 26282). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: Somalia to northern Natal, South Africa.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 6630)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 8; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 20; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 20 - 23. Color in alcohol: body grey, mottled darker above; prominent black blotch at tip of pectorals; dusky margin at base and dorsally in axil of pectorals; dorsal spines, rays and margin of fin black (Ref. 6630).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Peristediidae. p. 489-490. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6630)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 11.7 - 15.9, mean 14.2 °C (based on 23 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00301 - 0.01264), b=3.11 (2.94 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).