Eye Gurnard

Lepidotrigla argus

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth39–95 m
Water temperature18–28 °C
Best monthsMarch, April, and May
How commonOccasional

About this species

Lepidotrigla argus, the long-finned sea gurnard or eye gurnard, is a species of marine, demersal ray-finned fish from the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific Ocean.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Lepidotrigla argus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 2 records
February: 82 records
March: 175 records
April: 166 records
May: 209 records
June: 113 records
July: 88 records
August: 162 records
September: 80 records
October: 112 records
November: 141 records
December: 56 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 39–95 m · Deepest record: 187 m

10–20 m: 7 records
20–30 m: 14 records
30–40 m: 134 records
40–50 m: 80 records
50–60 m: 355 records
60–70 m: 172 records
70–80 m: 320 records
80–90 m: 79 records
90–100 m: 57 records
100–110 m: 42 records
110–120 m: 6 records
120+ m: 41 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 18–28 °C

16–18 °C: 6 records
18–20 °C: 74 records
20–22 °C: 453 records
22–24 °C: 346 records
24–26 °C: 5 records
26–28 °C: 11 records

Names and classification

English: Eye Gurnard, Long-finned Gurnard

Similar species

Scaly gurnard
Lepidotrigla brachyoptera
Australian spiny gurnard
Lepidotrigla papilio
Bight Gurnard
Lepidotrigla vanessa
Lepidotrigla alata
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.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
1,434 open-data records from 1910 to 2008.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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