Family : Triglidae (Searobins)
Order : Scorpaeniformes  (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Scalybreast gurnard
Fish Name : Lepidotrigla faurei
Max size : 18.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4316)
Environment : demersal ; depth range 50 - 175 m
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Durban, South Africa northward along the coast of Africa, to the Arabian Sea coast of Oman, Pakistan and India. Not found in the Red Sea or Persian Gulf.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 8-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 15-16
Biology : Found on the continental and insular shelves on sandy or muddy bottoms
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Richards, W.J.. 1984. (Ref. 3542)

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