Family : Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards)
Order : Scorpaeniformes  (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Peristedion investigatoris
Max size : 23.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 26165)
Environment : bathydemersal ; depth range 550 - 658 m
Climate : deep-water
Global Importance :
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indian Ocean: off Durban, South Africa; Travancore coast and Andaman Sea (Ref. 26165). Also Western Central Pacific (Ref. 9771).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-22; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 21-21. Pectorals, spinous dorsal and margin of soft dorsal blackish in color (Ref. 6630).
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Heemstra, P.C.. 1986. (Ref. 6630)

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