Latchet

Pterygotrigla polyommata

Triglid Fish of New Zealand Waters

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Large
Temperate fish

Pterygotrigla polyommata, the latchet, butterfly gurnard, flying gurnard, lachet gurnard, pastry, sharpbeak gurnard, spiny gurnard or spinybeak gurnard, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. It is found in the southeastern Indian and southwestern Pacific Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Triglidae
Genus: Pterygotrigla
Maximum length: 62 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: southern Australia, from Western Australia to Tasmania and New South Wales (Ref. 9563 ); also from New Zealand.

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