Pterygotrigla multiocellata, Antrorse spined gurnard : fisheries

Pterygotrigla multiocellata (Matsubara, 1937)

Antrorse spined gurnard
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Pterygotriglinae
Etymology: Pterygotrigla: Greek, pterigion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin + Greek, trigla, es = red mullet (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 178 - 379 m (Ref. 95016). Deep-water

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Southeastern Indian Ocean to West Pacific: off Japan, Saipan, and eastern and western tropical Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95016)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13. This species is distinguished by the following characters: presence of antrorse spine at base of AIO spine, AIO moderate to long (6-22% SL); long pectoral fin (40-52% SL); moderate eye (8-12% SL); pterygiophores exposed along base of first dorsal fin (large plates including one in advance of 1st D1 spine); long cleithral spine (13-20%SL); short gill rakers (1-2% SL) (Ref. 95016).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: angular.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A rare deep water species (Ref. 9771).

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Richards, W.J. and T. Yato, 2014. Revision of the subgenus Parapterygotrigla (Pisces: Triglidae: Pterygotrigla). Zootaxa 3768(1):23-42. (Ref. 95016)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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