Pterygotrigla megalops, Large eye gurnard

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Pterygotrigla megalops (Fowler, 1938)

Large eye gurnard
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> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Pterygotriglinae
Etymology: Pterygotrigla: Greek, pterigion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin + Greek, trigla, es = red mullet (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Fowler.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 340 - 500 m (Ref. 9771). Deep-water

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Philippines, Saipan, southern Japan and Australia (off Queensland).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 95016)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 7 - 8; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 12; Radios blandos anales: 12; Vértebra: 26 - 27. This species is distinguished by the following characters: no antrorse AIO spine, long (20-28%SL); pectoral fin reaches just beyond anal fin origin (32-36% SL); eye large (11-15% SL); pterygiophores exposed along base of D1 (large plates including one in advance of first D1 spine) and D2 fins with small spines at ray bases that are directed anteriorly (Ref. 95016).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits continental shelves and insular areas. Rare deepwater species.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Richards, W.J. and T. Yato, 2014. Revision of the subgenus Parapterygotrigla (Pisces: Triglidae: Pterygotrigla). Zootaxa 3768(1):23-42. (Ref. 95016)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 2.9 - 5.1, mean 3.9 °C (based on 393 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00515 - 0.03077), b=3.01 (2.79 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.6   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (14 of 100).