Ryukyu gurnard
(Lepidotrigla ryukyuensis)
Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
Scientific names:
Ryukyu gurnard
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climates:
Tropical, Subtropical
Indo-West Pacific: from Japan southward through the South China Sea, Indonesia, and northwestern Australia.
Max length : 30 cm TL
Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12.
This species is distinguished by having the following characters: absence of scales on the nape, prepectoral area, breast, or interpelvic area; long and strong cleithral spine (16-29 % SL), P1 12+3; a slight indication of possible hyperostosis of the first infraorbital bone and cleithral spine.
