Peristedion nesium

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Peristedion nesium Bussing, 2010

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards)
Etymology: Peristedion: Greek, peri = around + Greek, stethion = breast;  nesium: Name from the Greek word 'nesos' meaning islander; treated as an adjective..

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Marine; bathydemersal. Tropical

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Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86275)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species was collected with otter trawls at depths between 110 and 180 m, over sandy substratum. However, it was not present in hauls made along the same transects at lesser depths. Typical demersal fishes collected in the same hauls include Paralichthyidae, Triglidae, Anthiinae, Ophichthidae, Aulopidae, Ococephalidae and Malacanthidae (Ref. 86275).

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Bussing, W.A., 2010. A new fish, Peristedion nesium (Scorpaeniformes: Peristediidae) from Isla del Coco, Costa Rica. J. Tropic. Biol. 58(4):1149-1156. (Ref. 86275)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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