Spotted armoured-gurnard

Satyrichthys rieffeli

Spotted Peristediid Fish of the South China Sea

Spotted armoured-gurnard is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 28 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Peristediidae
Genus: Satyrichthys
Maximum length: 28 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Pacific: Japan, Taiwan, Sea of Japan, southern Pohai Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea, Indonesia and Australia.

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