Streaked gurnard

Streaked gurnard
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Scorpaeniformes
Family:Triglidae
Genus:Trigloporus
J. L. B. Smith, 1934
Species: T. lastoviza
Binomial name
Trigloporus lastoviza
(Bonnaterre, 1788)

The streaked gurnard (Trigloporus lastoviza) is a species of searobin found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean to the western Indian Ocean from Norway to Mozambique. It is found at depths of from 10 to 150 metres (33 to 492 ft) though it usually occurs at less than 40 metres (130 ft). This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) TL and is a component of local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Trigloporus lastoviza" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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