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Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards)
Etymology: Satyrichthys: Latin, satyrus = a god or demon, partly human and partly bestial, companion of Bacchus + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Franz Joseph Friedrich Thaddäus Freiherr von Rieffel (1815–1858) was a government official and politician in Darmstadt, in the Grand Duchy of Hesse, responsible for public finances. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Kaup.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 65 - 600 m (Ref. 11230). Deep-water
Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Sea of Japan, southern Pohai Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Indonesia and Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17; Anal soft rays: 17. This species is distinguished by the following characters: barbels, 2 on lip and 2 (rarely 1) on the chin; head and body with scattered dusky small spots; upper lateral bony plates of caudal peduncle with antrose spines (Ref. 93228).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: angular.
Inhabits warm tropical seas along the continental shelf edge and slope and insular areas (Ref. 9771). Benthic (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kawai, T., 2013. Revision of the peristediid genus Satyrichthys (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) with the description of a new species, S. milleri sp. nov. Zootaxa 3635(4):419-438. (Ref. 93228)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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