Robust Armoured Gurnard
Satyrichthys welchi
Also known as: Crocodilefish, Gurnard, Robust Armour Gurnard, Searobin
- Crocodilefish
- Gurnard
- Robust Armour Gurnard
- Searobin
Overview
Found singly, walking over sandy bottoms, searching for prey, using their fins to forage for food, in very deep waters, of tropical oceans.
These deep water fish are related to Sea Robins and have heavy scales with prominent spines and barbels on their chins, often caught in trawl nets.
How to identify
- Head & Mouth
- horns
- Behaviour
- bottom dwellingsolitarywalks on fins
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Pacific
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Found singly, walking over sandy bottoms, searching for prey, using their fins to forage for food, in very deep waters, of tropical oceans.
Adult photos 1
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