Pterygotrigla saumarez Last & Richards 2012
Other Names: Saumarez Gurnard
A paratype of the Saumarez Gurnard, Pterygotrigla saumarez (CSIRO H 648–06, 269 mm TL). Source: CSIRO National Fish Collection. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A deepwater gurnard with very long pectoral fins, a large eye, a broad, thick coarsely serrated rostral spine and black pigment on the nostrils. The Saumarez Gurnard also lacks scales on the nape, the area before the pectoral fin base, the breast and the area between the pelvic-fin bases.
The Saumarez Gurnard is known only from deepwaters around Saumarez and Swains reefs in the Coral Sea, Queensland.
The Saumarez Gurnard is known only from deepwaters around Saumarez and Swains reefs in the Coral Sea, Queensland.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Pterygotrigla saumarez in Fishes of Australia, accessed 13 Jan 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4809
Pterygotrigla saumarez Last & Richards 2012
More Info
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Distribution |
Endemic to tropical waters off Swains and Saumarez reefs in the Coral Sea, Queensland, in depths of 293-502 m. |
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Features |
Dorsal rays VIII (VIII–IX), 12 (11); anal rays 12 (11–12); pectoral rays 12 + 3 (12 + 3); pelvic rays I, 5 (I, 5); principal caudal rays 11 (11–13); lateral-line pores to caudal base about 77 (64–78); gill rakers (excluding rudiments) 6 (6–7); vertebrae 26 (26). |
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Size |
Maximum recorded length 27 cm SL. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Pterygotrigla saumarez Last & Richards 2012
References
Last, P.R. & Richards, W.J. 2012. Two new gurnards of the genus Pterygotrigla (Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae) from Australian seas. Zootaxa 3195: 39–50 [43, Figs. 3-5].
Richards, W.J. & Yato, T. 2012. The tropical species of the subgenus Pterygotrigla (Pisces: Triglidae: Pterygotrigla) with description of a new species. Zootaxa 3484: 53-64 [61]
