Cocky Gurnard

Lepidotrigla modesta

Fish
IUCN: Not evaluated

Usual depth87–162 m
Water temperature14–24 °C
Best monthsFebruary, August, and November
How commonOccasional

All species

Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 10 records
February: 164 records
March: 104 records
April: 84 records
May: 72 records
June: 57 records
July: 79 records
August: 143 records
September: 49 records
October: 73 records
November: 117 records
December: 86 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 87–162 m · Deepest record: 384 m

20–30 m: 1 records
30–40 m: 4 records
40–50 m: 7 records
50–60 m: 6 records
60–70 m: 9 records
70–80 m: 52 records
80–90 m: 32 records
90–100 m: 12 records
100–110 m: 28 records
110–120 m: 117 records
120–130 m: 287 records
130+ m: 420 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 14–24 °C

12–14 °C: 2 records
14–16 °C: 11 records
16–18 °C: 69 records
18–20 °C: 110 records
20–22 °C: 141 records
22–24 °C: 4 records

Names and classification

English: Cocky Gurnard, Grooved Gurnard, Minor Gurnard, Short-finned Gurnard

Similar species

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

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).
1,140 open-data records from 1898 to 2015.
Species data updated November 4, 2026.

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