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Bony fish

Longfin Sea Robin

Lepidotrigla japonica

Also known as: Flying Fish, Grunt Fish, Gurnard, Japanese Sea Robin, Longwing Sea Robin

Adult
@jpc · Ita, Shizuoka, Japan, Japan · July 20161 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, on rubble, and sandy bottoms, sometimes partially buried in sand, over bays and lagoons.
Juveniles found in shallow waters.

The pelvic fins act like legs as the fish walks along the bottom of the ocean. They also grunt or make chirping noises by expelling gas from their bladders. French term for the word Gurnard means to grunt.

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How to identify

Body shape
wings

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Pacific
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Found singly, on rubble, and sandy bottoms, sometimes partially buried in sand, over bays and lagoons.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyTriglidae
    6. genusLepidotrigla
    7. speciesLepidotrigla japonica

    SourcesFishBase

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    More in the family

    Searobins (Triglidae)