Reticulated leatherjacket
📖 Overview
Lives in coastal rocky substrate, usually with vegetation. Consumes small invertebrates plucked from rocks . One of the earlier Lessepsian immigrants actually well established in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea and it inhabits various substrates and is usually encountered on rocky bottoms with vegetation, sandy and muddy bottoms as well as seagrass meadows .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30 - 33; Anal soft rays: 30 - 33. : short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Reticulated leatherjacket is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Reticulated leatherjacket is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Reticulated leatherjacket is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 50 m . Tropical; 30°N - 2°S, 32°E - 62°E Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Reticulated Leatherjacket |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | سمك السترة الجلدية الشبكي |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix llima reticulat |
| 🌍CES | pilníkotrn síťkovaný |
| 🇩🇪German | Feilenfisch |
| 🌍ELL | Μονόχειρος |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | ornamenttiviilakala |
| 🇫🇷French | Bourse Garnale · Bourse garnale, Bourse réticulée · Bourse réticulée |
| 🌍HEB | זיפיון מחוספס |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Monacanto reticolato |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Ruitvormige Vijlvis |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-porco-reticulado |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Сетчатый курковый спинорог |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Ballesta reticulada · Lija Garnal |
| 🌍TUR | Dikenli Çütre |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanolepis ocheticus | Fraser-Brunner | 1940 | Synonym |
| Stephanolepis weberi | Fowler & Steinitz | 1956 | Synonym |
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 2 records indexed .
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