Armored searobin

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Armored searobins
Slender searobin, Peristedion gracile
Slender searobin, Peristedion gracile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Peristediidae
Genera

Gargariscus
Heminodus
Paraheminodus
Peristedion
Satyrichthys
See text for species.

The armored searobins, or armored gurnards are a family, Peristediidae, of scorpaeniform fishes. [1] They are found in deep tropical waters around the world. They are related to the searobins in the family Triglidae — and some authorities classify them in that family[2][3] — but they are encased in heavy scales with prominent spines. They have prominent and often elaborate barbels on their chins.

[edit] Species

There are 45 species in five genera:[1]

  • Genus Gargariscus
    • Gargariscus prionocephalus (Duméril, 1869).
  • Genus Heminodus
    • Heminodus japonicus Kamohara, 1952.
    • Heminodus philippinus Smith, 1917.
  • Genus Paraheminodus
    • Paraheminodus kamoharai Kawai, Imamura & Nakaya, 2004.[4]
    • Murray's armored gurnard, Paraheminodus murrayi (Günther, 1880).
  • Genus Peristedion
    • Peristedion altipinne Regan, 1903.
    • Peristedion amblygenys Fowler, 1938.
    • Peristedion antillarum Teague, 1961.
    • Peristedion barbiger Garman, 1899.
    • Flathead searobin, Peristedion brevirostre (Günther, 1860).
      Flathead searobin, Peristedion brevirostre
      Flathead searobin, Peristedion brevirostre
    • African armored searobin, Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758).
    • Peristedion crustosum Garman, 1899.
    • Peristedion ecuadorense Teague, 1961.
    • Slender searobin, Peristedion gracile Goode & Bean, 1896.
    • Peristedion greyae Miller, 1967.
    • Peristedion imberbe (Poey, 1861).
    • Peristedion investigatoris (Alcock, 1898).
    • Armored gurnard, Peristedion liorhynchus (Günther, 1872).
    • Peristedion longispatha (Goode & Bean, 1886).
      Peristedion longispatha
      Peristedion longispatha
    • Armored searobin, Peristedion miniatum (Goode, 1880).
      Armored searobin, Peristedion miniatum
      Armored searobin, Peristedion miniatum
    • Black-finned armored-gurnard, Peristedion moluccense Bleeker, 1851.
    • Peristedion nierstraszi Weber, 1913.
    • Peristedion orientale (Fowler, 1938).
    • Peristedion paucibarbiger Castro-Aguirre & Garcia-Domínguez, 1984.
    • Peristedion riversandersoni (Alcock, 1894).
    • Rimspine searobin, Peristedion thompsoni Fowler, 1952.
    • Peristedion truncatum (Günther, 1880).
    • Peristedion unicuspis Miller, 1967.
    • Peristedion weberi Smith, 1934.
  • Genus Satyrichthys
    • Satyrichthys adeni (Lloyd, 1907).
    • Satyrichthys amiscus (Jordan & Starks, 1904).
    • Satyrichthys clavilapis Fowler, 1938.
    • Satyrichthys engyceros (Günther, 1872).
    • Satyrichthys hians (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897).
    • Satyrichthys isokawae Yatou & Okamura, 1985.
    • Satyrichthys laticephalus Kamohara, 1952.
    • Satyrichthys lingi (Whitley, 1933).
    • Satyrichthys longiceps (Fowler, 1943).
    • Satyrichthys magnus Yatou, 1985.
    • Satyrichthys orientale (Fowler, 1938).
    • Satyrichthys piercei Fowler, 1938.
    • Satyrichthys quadratorostratus (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979).
    • Spotted armored-gurnard, Satyrichthys rieffeli (Kaup, 1859).
    • Satyrichthys serrulatus (Alcock, 1898).
    • Robust armored-gurnard, Satyrichthys welchi (Herre, 1925).

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Peristediidae". FishBase. Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
  2. ^ Joseph S. Nelson. Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-54713-1. 
  3. ^ Scorpaeniformes (TSN 166702). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 31 March 2006.
  4. ^ Toshio Kawai, Hisashi Imamura and Kazuhiro Nakaya (2004). "A new species of armored sea robin, Paraheminodus kamoharai (Teleostei: Peristediidae), from the Philippines". Ichthyological Research 51 (2): 126–130. doi:10.1007/s10228-004-0205-y.