Sailfin armourhead
📖 Overview
Overview information for Sailfin armourhead is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 27; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10. Small specimens pale with dark blotches on body, dorsal, anal and pelvic fins becoming larger and coalescing with growth; adults dark with narrow, pale, vertical bands .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sailfin armourhead is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Sailfin armourhead is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Sailfin armourhead is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 40 - 421 m . Deep-water South Africa, Oman, Arabian Sea, Australia, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Sailfin armourhead is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 18.4 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 189 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Sailfin armourhead has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Sailfin armourhead · Three-barred Boarfish · Threebar Boarfish |
| 🌍CES | kostlivka vějířová |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Kawabisha · カワビシャ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 황줄돔 |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Espartano-veleiro |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Обыкновенный свинорыл |
| 🌍THA | ปลาหูช้างหน้าตั้ง |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 五棘鯛 · 帆鰭魚 · 旗鯛 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 10 records indexed .
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