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Gargariscus prionocephalus (Duméril, 1869)

Jaggedhead gurnard
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Common names: Onikihôbô
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Ranges from Tosa Bay southward.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ja.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.maff.go.jp/eindex.html
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984
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Common names from other countries

Onikihôbô, 轮头鲂鮄, 角仔鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards)
Etymology: Gargariscus: Greek, gargarismos = gargle (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Duméril.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 304 m (Ref. 58018).   Deep-water; 35°N - 20°S, 105°E - 135°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: Japan to the Philippines and the Arafura Sea. Also recorded from Darwin to North West Cape (Ref. 5978).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5978)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Large barbels on lower jaw. Orange-reddish in life with black bands in pectoral fin and black edge on dorsal fins.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A deepwater species (Ref. 9771). Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Bony scutes reduce commercial value (Ref. 9771).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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