Family : Triglidae (Searobins)
Order : Scorpaeniformes  (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Bullhorn gurnard
Fish Name : Lepidotrigla bispinosa
Max size : 16.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11441)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 9 - 115 m
Climate : subtropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Common on sand or mud on continental shelves; found at depths down to 115 m. Feeds mainly on crustaceans and mollusks. Of little economic importance, bycatch of bottom trawls. Flesh is firm and delicious (Ref. 13710)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz. 1997. (Ref. 13710)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses