Island gurnard

Pterygotrigla guezei

Triglid Fish from the Mozambique Coast

Island gurnard is a marine fish from Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 25.1 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Triglidae
Genus: Pterygotrigla
Maximum length: 25.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mauritius, Reunion and in the Mozambique Channel off western Madagsacar.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

Report a correction