Scientific Name
Satyrichthys rieffeli

Common Name
Spotted armoured-gurnard

Biology
Dorsal spines : 7; Dorsal soft rays : 17; Anal soft rays: 17. Mostly reddish with dark spots on dorsum.

Classification

Classified By

Kaup, 1859

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 to the Arafura Sea and Derby, Australia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

65 m

Depth To - meters

600 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 65 - 600 m

Trophic Level

3.49 s.e. 0.42 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

28.0 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 vulnerability (40 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated