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Peristedion gracile Goode & Bean, 1896 Slender searobin |
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JAMARC |
| Family: | Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards) | |||
| Max. size: | 20 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 30 - 475 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Campeche in Mexico; reported to extend to the West Indies, and off Venezuela and Suriname (Ref. 13608). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 20-22 | |||
| Biology: | Found mostly on the continental slope. Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||