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Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758) African armoured searobin |
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| Pesca forca, Anzoleto de la Madona, Cocciu curnutu, Confessore, Forcone, Fuccata, Furcale, Furcata, Furchetta, Peristedio forcuto, Pesce cornute, Pesce cornuto, Pesce forca, Pescio forca, Pisci corrudu, Pisci fucca, Pisci trafinu, Raspa rogna, Tuba, Tubeca | ||
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photo by
Garcia-Franco, M. |
| Family: | Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards) | |||
| Max. size: | 40 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 848 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: British Isles and English Channel to Angola, including the Mediterranean. | |||
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| Biology: | Depth range from 50-600 m (Ref. 10780) and from 288-848 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Gregarious. Occurs on muddy or rocky bottoms of the shelf. Digs the mud with its rostrum, searching for prey; stands and walks on the bottom with its free pectoral rays. After a pelagic existence, the juveniles live in coastal waters before migrating to deeper waters (Ref. 6556). Minimum depth range taken from Ref. 27000. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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