Peristedion nesium Bussing, 2010

Family:  Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards)
Max. size:  11.79 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  This species was collected with otter trawls at depths between 110 and 180 m, over sandy substratum. However, it was not present in hauls made along the same transects at lesser depths. Typical demersal fishes collected in the same hauls include Paralichthyidae, Triglidae, Anthiinae, Ophichthidae, Aulopidae, Ococephalidae and Malacanthidae (Ref. 86275).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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