Armored searobin
| Armored searobins | |
|---|---|
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| Slender searobin, Peristedion gracile | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Suborder: | Platycephaloidei |
| Family: | Peristediidae D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 |
| Genera | |
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Gargariscus | |
The armored searobins, or armored gurnards are a family, Peristediidae, of scorpaeniform fishes[1] 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.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Peristediidae" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
- ↑ Joseph S. Nelson (1994). Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-54713-1.
- ↑ "Scorpaeniformes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 March 2006.