Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Peristediidae Armored searobins or armored gurnards

Genus: Satyrichthys

(See list of species below)



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7 species
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Max. Length 20.1 cm SL

 
Satyrichthys clavilapis
[]

Photo by Jawad, L.A.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 48.7 cm SL
Satyrichthys laticeps (Schlegel, 1852)

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Satyrichthys laticeps
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Max. Length 15.5 cm SL

 
Satyrichthys longiceps
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Max. Length 26.5 cm SL

 
Satyrichthys milleri
[]

Photo by CSIRO

East Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 48 cm SL
Satyrichthys moluccensis (Bleeker, 1850)

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Satyrichthys moluccensis
[Black-finned armoured-gurnard]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Satyrichthys rieffeli (Kaup, 1859)

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Satyrichthys rieffeli
[Spotted armoured-gurnard]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Satyrichthys welchi (Herre, 1925)

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Satyrichthys welchi
[Robust armoured-gurnard]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Satyrichthys clavilapis Western Pacific 20.1 SL 1938
Satyrichthys laticeps Indo-West Pacific 48.7 SL 1852
Satyrichthys longiceps Western Central Pacific 15.5 SL 1943
Satyrichthys milleri Indo-West Pacific 26.5 SL 2013
Satyrichthys moluccensis Black-finned armoured-gurnard East Indo-West Pacific 48 SL 1850
Satyrichthys rieffeli Spotted armoured-gurnard Western Pacific 28 TL 1859
Satyrichthys welchi Robust armoured-gurnard Western Pacific 50 TL 1925



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