Peristedion longispatha Goode & Bean, 1886

Family:  Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards)
Max. size:  15 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: northeastern Gulf of Mexico and the Antilles.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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