Armored searobin

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Armored searobins
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 46 species in five genera:[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Peristediidae" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
  2. ^ Joseph S. Nelson (1994). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-54713-1. 
  3. ^ "Scorpaeniformes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=166702. Retrieved 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. 
  5. ^ Bussing, William A. (2010). "A new fish, Peristedion nesium (Scorpaeniformes: Peristediidae) from Isla del Coco, Costa Rica". Revista de Biologia Tropical 58 (4): 1149–1156. PMID 21246985. http://www.ots.ac.cr/tropiweb/attachments/volumes/vol58-4/07_Bussing_Fish_%20Peristedion_Nesium.pdf. 
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