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Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards)
Etymology: Peristedion: Greek, peri = around + Greek, stethion = breast.
Eponymy: Lieutenant-Colonel Adam Rivers Steele Anderson (1863–1924) was a naturalist and physician whose bachelor’s degree was awarded by Cambridge (1882). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 260 - 732 m (Ref. 123477). Deep-water
Indo-West Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 559)
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kawai, T., 2016. Peristedion richardsi s.p. nov. (Actinopterygii: Teleostei: Peristediidae) from Indonesian waters, with synonymy between Peristedion riversandersoni Alcock, 1894 and Peristedion nierstraszi Weber, 1913. Zootaxa 4171(2):335-346. (Ref. 119302)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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