Scientific Name
Pterygotrigla draiggoch

Common Name
Dragon gurnard

Biology
Vertebrae: 27. This species possess the following distinguishing characters: cleithral spine, 5-9% SL), ventral to the opercular spine; a black blotch on the between dorsal-fin spines 3-5, rarely up on 6th spine; naked prepectoral and interpelvic area, usually scaled breast, scaled belly; pectoral fin dark with 13 connected rays, often with several white or light spots on lateral edge of black area and 2-3 dark spots on upper edge of fin, pectoral length 39-50% SL, longest pectoral free ray 31-45% SL; 0-2 epibranchial gill rakers, 5-10 ceratobranchial gill rakers, short (2% SL); 27 vertebrae (Ref. 54796).

Classification

Classified By

Richards, Yato & Last, 2003

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Searobins (Triglidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

80 m

Depth To - meters

185 m

Zone

benthopelagic

Environment

Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 80 - 185 m (Ref. 54796)

Trophic Level

s.e. 0.00 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

22.1 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

Low vulnerability (17 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated