Scientific Name
Lepidotrigla brachyoptera

Common Name
Scaly gurnard

Biology
Reported from depths of 26 m (Ref. 58489) to 234 m (Ref. 27469).

Classification

Classified By

Hutton, 1872

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Searobins (Triglidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and Kermadec Islands.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

26 m

Depth To - meters

234 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 26 - 234 m (Ref. 27469)

Trophic Level

3.42 s.e. 0.48 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

14.0 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

Low vulnerability (22 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated