Longfin Sea Robin
Lepidotrigla japonica
Also known as: Flying Fish, Grunt Fish, Gurnard, Japanese Sea Robin, Longwing Sea Robin
- Flying Fish
- Grunt Fish
- Gurnard
- Japanese Sea Robin
- Longwing Sea Robin
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.
How to identify
- Pattern
- black blotch
- Body shape
- wings
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Pacific
- Country only · 1
Found singly, on rubble, and sandy bottoms, sometimes partially buried in sand, over bays and lagoons.
Adult photos 1
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Taxonomy
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- familyTriglidae
- genusLepidotrigla
- speciesLepidotrigla japonica
SourcesFishBase
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