Longnose gurnard
📖 Overview
Longnose gurnard (Pterygotrigla macrorhynchus), first described by Kamohara, 1936 is a medium-sized fish in the family Triglidae (order Perciformes). Adults typically reach 21.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 300 to 500 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13; Vertebrae: 26 - 27. This species is distinguished by the following characters: long (17-24% SL) and wide snout; snout and head with depressed profile (15-30°); antrorse rostral spine absent; rostral spines long and slender (10-28% SL); bucklers at base of D1 fin, no spines along D2 fin bases .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: angular.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Longnose gurnard is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 300 - 500 m . Deep-water West Pacific: Maldives, Madagascar, southwest India, and coast of Mozambique, East Africa; north to Japan; southward to Taiwan, the Philippines, northern Australia off Queensland and Western Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Longnose gurnard |
| 🌍CES | štítník velkorypý |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Hananagasokohobo · ハナナガソコホウボウ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Falso-voador-de-focinho-longo |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 角仔魚 · 長吻棘角魚 · 長吻角魴鮄 · 雞角 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixiphichthys ferculum | Whitley | 1952 | Synonym |
| Dixiphistes macrorhynchus | Fowler | 1938 | Synonym |
| Parapterygotrigla macrorhynchus | Kamohara | 1936 | Synonym |
| Pterygotrigla fercula | Whitley, 1952) Whitley | 1952 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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