Peristedion

Peristedion
Peristedion gracile
Peristedion miniatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Peristediidae
Genus:	Peristedion Lacépède, 1801

Peristedion is a genus of armored searobins found in all oceans.

Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:

• Peristedion altipinne Regan, 1903
• Peristedion amblygenys Fowler, 1938 ^[1]
• Peristedion antillarum Teague, 1961 (Longnose armoured searobin)
• Peristedion barbiger Garman, 1899
• Peristedion brevirostre Günther, 1860 (Flathead searobin)
• Peristedion cataphractum Linnaeus, 1758 (African armoured searobin)
• Peristedion crustosum Garman, 1899
• Peristedion ecuadorense Teague, 1961
• Peristedion gracile Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Slender searobin)
• Peristedion greyae G. C. Miller, 1967
• Peristedion imberbe Poey, 1861
• Peristedion investigatoris Alcock, 1898
• Peristedion liorhynchus Günther, 1872 (Armoured gurnard) ^[1]
• Peristedion longispatha Goode & T. H. Bean, 1886
• Peristedion miniatum Goode, 1880 (Armored searobin)
• Peristedion nesium W. A. Bussing, 2010
• Peristedion nierstraszi M. C. W. Weber, 1913 ^[1]
• Peristedion orientale Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 ^[1]
• Peristedion paucibarbiger Castro-Aguirre & García-Domínguez, 1984
• Peristedion riversandersoni Alcock, 1894
• Peristedion thompsoni Fowler, 1952 (Rimspine searobin)
• Peristedion truncatum Günther, 1880 (Black armoured searobin)
• Peristedion unicuspis G. C. Miller, 1967
• Peristedion weberi J. L. B. Smith, 1934

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