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Pterygotrigla draiggoch Richards, Yato & Last, 2003
Dragon gurnard
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Pterygotriglinae
Etymology: Pterygotrigla: Greek, pterigion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin + Greek, trigla, es = red mullet (Ref. 45335); draiggoch: Named after the Welsh dragon, 'draig' for dragon and 'goch' for red; noun in apposition.
More on authors: Richards, Yato & Last.
Etymology: Pterygotrigla: Greek, pterigion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin + Greek, trigla, es = red mullet (Ref. 45335); draiggoch: Named after the Welsh dragon, 'draig' for dragon and 'goch' for red; noun in apposition.
More on authors: Richards, Yato & Last.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 80 - 185 m (Ref. 54796). Tropical
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Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.
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Vertebrae: 27. This species possess the following distinguishing characters: cleithral spine, 5-9% SL), ventral to the opercular spine; a black blotch on the between dorsal-fin spines 3-5, rarely up on 6th spine; naked prepectoral and interpelvic area, usually scaled breast, scaled belly; pectoral fin dark with 13 connected rays, often with several white or light spots on lateral edge of black area and 2-3 dark spots on upper edge of fin, pectoral length 39-50% SL, longest pectoral free ray 31-45% SL; 0-2 epibranchial gill rakers, 5-10 ceratobranchial gill rakers, short (2% SL); 27 vertebrae (Ref. 54796).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
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Richards, W.J., T. Yato and P.R. Last, 2003. Revision of the gurnard fish subgenus Otohime (Triglidae: Pterygotrigla). Smithiana, Bull. 2:1-18. (Ref. 54796)
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Not Evaluated
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Harmless
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Fisheries: of potential interest
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