Japanese red gurnard
(Lepidotrigla microptera)

Image source: Jo's Animal Database

Classification

Species: Lepidotrigla microptera
Genus: Lepidotrigla
Family: Triglidae - Gurnards
Order: Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Japanese red gurnard
Habitat: Saltwater
Climates: Subtropical, Temperate
Native to coast of: Asia
Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Sea of Japan

Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and the Yellow Sea to the South China Sea.
Max length: 30 cm TL

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