Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei Blanc & Hureau, 1973
Spiny gurnard
Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei
photo by Margies, P.

Family:  Triglidae (Searobins), subfamily: Triglinae
Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; marine; depth range 60 - 596 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: including the western Mediterranean.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-15; Anal soft rays: 15-15. Diagnosis: D1 VIII; D2 15; A 15; P 3 free + 6; V I + 5. Branchiostegal rays 6. Gill rakers 8. SLL (Ref. 55409).
Biology:  Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms (Ref. 3699). Depth range from 60-250 m (Ref. 04697) and from 288-596 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Feeds on crustaceans, mainly amphipods (Ref. 4697).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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