Spotwing gurnard

Lepidotrigla spiloptera

Triglid Fish of Indo Pacific

Red
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

Lepidotrigla spiloptera, the spotwing gurnard, spotfin gurnard or red-fringed gurnard, is a species of marine, demersal ray-finned fish from the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Triglidae
Genus: Lepidotrigla
Maximum length: 15.4 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: confirmed from Indonesia and Australia (Ref. 127946 ). Museum specimens known from the Red Sea, Somalia coast and Zanzibar. Also known from the Bay of Bengal, Arafura Sea and the Philippines (Ref. 3542 ). Reports from Japan are based on a different species.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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