TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Scorpaeniformes
Family Triglidae
Genus Lepidotrigla
Lepidotrigla abyssalis Jordan & Starks, 1904

Provider:

Chen, Jeng-Ping

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);

Fishbase(2006);

Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)

Character:

Dorsal fin with VIII spines at first and 14 soft rays at second; pectoral fin with III spines and 10 soft rays; ventral fin with I spine and 5 soft rays; anal fin with 15 soft rays; vertebrae 11+20. Rostral projection formed by 1 rather prominent outer spine and several inner short spine; scales disparted easily, chest without scales; abdomen coverd with cycloid scales, others, ctenoid scales. Body yellowish red, abdomen pallid; dorsal fin and pecotrla fin reddish, caudal fin light reddish.

Habitat:

Inhabit demersal marine environment, depth range 60-415m, found in sandy mud bottom.

Distribution:

Northwest Pacific: Japan, the East China Sea, and eastern Korea.

Utility:

Not commercial food species, edible.

Name Code:

382901

Marine