Ryukyu gurnard
(Lepidotrigla ryukyuensis)

Image source: Jo's Animal Database

General data

Scientific names: Ryukyu gurnard

Habitat: Saltwater

Climates: Tropical, Subtropical

Native to coasts of: Asia, Australia & Oceania

Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean

Description
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Indo-West Pacific: from Japan southward through the South China Sea, Indonesia, and northwestern Australia.

Max length : 30 cm TL

Dorsal spines (total): 7 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12.

This species is distinguished by having the following characters: absence of scales on the nape, prepectoral area, breast, or interpelvic area; long and strong cleithral spine (16-29 % SL), P1 12+3; a slight indication of possible hyperostosis of the first infraorbital bone and cleithral spine.