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Lepidotrigla brachyoptera Hutton, 1872

Scaly gurnard
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New Zealand country information

Common names: Scaly gurnard
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from mainland New Zealand and the Kermadec Is. (Ref. 8879). Recorded in trawl surveys in Chatham Islands (Ref. 45493), Stewart Island (Ref. 26892) and off the east coast of South Island (Ref. 58461). Voucher specimen(s) held at the NMNZ. Also Ref. 26892.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nz.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.fish.govt.nz/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan, 1989
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Triglinae
Etymology: Lepidotrigla: Greek, lepis, lepidos = scale + Greek, trigla, es = red mullet (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 26 - 234 m (Ref. 27469).   Temperate

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