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Pterygotrigla andertoni Waite, 1910

Painted latchet
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New Zealand country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs around North Island and South Island.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Richards, W.J., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

安氏角鲂鮄, Spotted gurnard, 安氏角魴鮄, ... more

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Pterygotriglinae
Etymology: Pterygotrigla: Greek, pterigion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin + Greek, trigla, es = red mullet (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Waite.

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

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 90 - 500 m (Ref. 9771), usually 200 - 500 m (Ref. 9771).   Deep-water

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

Western Pacific: New Caledonia, New Zealand (North and South Islands); eastward on the Challenger Plateau (but not been taken around the Chatham Is.), Australia (from Saumarez Reef (Queensland) to Bass Strait; unconfirmed report from the center of the Great Australian Bight west to Fremantle, Western Australia)

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 38.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9771)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Head large, triangular. No spines around orbit; nasal spine absent, opercular spine long, nuchal spine long, rostral spines strong but short, no antrorse rostral spine, cleithral spine long. Base of first dorsal fin with 10 flat plates, first plate extends in advance of first dorsal-fin spine. Lateral line scales small, more than 70 rows. Head and dorsum covered with prominent black spots.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on the continental shelf and continental slope. Benthic (Ref. 75154). Excellent food fish but rarely caught (Ref. 9771).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Richards, W.J., 1999. Triglidae. Gurnards, sea robins, armored gurnards, and armored sea robins. p. 2359-2363. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9771)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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