Lepidotrigla alata

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth59–135 m
Water temperature10–27 °C
Best monthsJanuary, February, and December
How commonOccasional

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 2 records
March: 1 records
April: 1 records
May: 1 records
June: 1 records
July: 0 records
August: 0 records
September: 1 records
October: 1 records
November: 1 records
December: 2 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 59–135 m · Deepest record: 360 m

20–30 m: 2 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 15 records
50–60 m: 16 records
60–70 m: 52 records
70–80 m: 119 records
80–90 m: 33 records
90–100 m: 16 records
100–110 m: 12 records
110–120 m: 11 records
120–130 m: 9 records
130+ m: 40 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 10–27 °C

10–12 °C: 21 records
12–14 °C: 62 records
14–16 °C: 202 records
16–18 °C: 32 records
18–20 °C: 1 records
20–22 °C: 2 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 11 records
26–28 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

Names in 3 more languages

Japanese: Igodakahoderi, イゴダカホデリ
Korean: 쌍뿔달재
Simplified Chinese: 紅雙角魚, 翼紅娘魚, 翼鱗角魚, 角仔魚, 雞角

Other scientific names: Pachytrigla alata, Trigla alata

Similar species

Scaly gurnard
Lepidotrigla brachyoptera
Australian spiny gurnard
Lepidotrigla papilio
Bight Gurnard
Lepidotrigla vanessa
Eye Gurnard
Lepidotrigla argus
Belalang
Lepidotrigla japonica
Cocky Gurnard
Lepidotrigla modesta

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
505 open-data records from 1900 to 2021.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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