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armed gurnard (Peristedion cataphractum)
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armed gurnard (Peristedion cataphractum) specimen
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Peristediidae

armed gurnard

Peristedion cataphractum

Peristediid Fish from Eight Hundred Forty Eight Meters

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • Fusiform
  • Medium

armed gurnard is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 40 cm.

Maximum length
40 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: British Isles and English Channel to Angola, including the Mediterranean.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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