Jaggedhead gurnard
| Jaggedhead gurnard | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Peristediidae |
| Genus: | Gargariscus H. M. Smith, 1917 |
| Species: | G. prionocephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gargariscus prionocephalus (A. H. A. Duméril, 1869)
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The jaggedhead gurnard (Gargariscus prionocephalus) is a species of armored searobin native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species is a deep-water species found down to 304 m (997 ft) on the continental shelf. This species grows to a length of 30 cm (12 in). It is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Gargariscus prionocephalus" in FishBase. April 2015 version.
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Categories:
- Peristediidae
- Fish described in 1869
- Taxa named by Auguste Duméril
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