Scientific Name
Satyrichthys welchi

Common Name
Robust armoured-gurnard

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18

Classification

Classified By

Herre, 1925

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Armored searobins or armored gurnards (Peristediidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559) to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9818) and northwestern Australia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

80 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 80 m (Ref. 41299)

Trophic Level

3.58 s.e. 0.43 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

46.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated