Jaggedhead gurnard | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Peristediidae |
Genus: |
Gargariscus H. M. Smith, 1917 |
Species: | G. prionocephalus |
Binomial name | |
Gargariscus prionocephalus (A. H. A. Duméril, 1869) |
Gargariscus prionocephalus also known as the Jaggedhead gurnard is a species of armored searobin native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species is a deep-water species found down to 304 m (997 ft) on the continental shelf. This species grows to a length of 30 cm (12 in). It is the only known member of its genus.