| Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards) |
| 26.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 360 - 710 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: off Horn of Africa, Maldives, Indonesia, New Caledonia, and southern Japan. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-22; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 20-21. Head large, broadly expanded laterally; rostral process long and flattened; filamentous barbel long, extending to dorsal-fin origin. Reddish, edge of dorsal fin black (Ref. 9771). |
| A deepwater species (Ref. 9771). Bony scutes reduce commercial value (Ref. 9771). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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