| Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards) |
| 26.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 259 - 860 m |
| Indo-West Pacific: from East China Sea, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Andaman Sea, Vanuatu and Fiji. |
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This species is distinguished by its equilateral-triangular rostral projections; 4 (rarely 5) lip and 4 chin
barbels and lacking anteriorly directed spines on posterior bony plates of upper lateral row (Ref. 93228). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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