Blackspotted Gurnard
Pterygotrigla hemisticta
- Usual depth127–604 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
The blackspotted gurnard, also known as the half-spotted gurnard, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Blackspotted gurnard”, 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: 0 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 127–604 m · Deepest record: 950 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blackspotted Gurnard, Half-spotted Gurnard
Names in 4 more languages
- Spanish
- Cabete Tintero
- French
- Grondin Encre
- Japanese
- Sokohobo, Sokohôbô, ソコホウボウ
- Simplified Chinese
- 尖棘角魚, 尖棘角魴鮄, 角仔魚, 雞角
Other scientific names: Otohime hemisticta, Prionotus alepis, Pterigotrigla hemisticta, Pterygotrigla hemistica, Pterygotrigla hemisticata, Pteryotrigla hemisticta, Trigla hemisticta
Similar species
- Longnose gurnard
Pterygotrigla macrorhynchus
- Jaggedhead Armoured Gurnard
Gargariscus prionocephalus
- Armored Searobin
Heminodus philippinus
- Belalang
Lepidotrigla abyssalis
- Redwing searobin
Lepidotrigla microptera
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).
- 158 open-data records from 1843 to 2025.
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