Armored searobin

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The armored searobins, or armored gurnards are a family, Peristediidae, of scorpaeniform fishes. ["Peristediidae"]. FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. February 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006. They are found in deep tropical waters around the world. They are related to the searobins in the family Triglidae — and some authorities classify them in that family[Scorpaeniformes (TSN 166702)]. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 31 March 2006. — but they are encased in heavy scales with prominent spines. They have prominent and often elaborate barbels on their chins.

Species

There are 45 species in five genera:

• Genus Gargariscus
• * Gargariscus prionocephalus (Duméril, 1869).
• Genus Heminodus
• * Heminodus japonicus Kamohara, 1952.
• * Heminodus philippinus Smith, 1917.
• Genus Paraheminodus
• * Paraheminodus kamoharai Kawai, Imamura & Nakaya, 2004.
• * Murray's armored gurnard, Paraheminodus murrayi (Günther, 1880).
• Genus Peristedion
• * Peristedion altipinne Regan, 1903.
• * Peristedion amblygenys Fowler, 1938.
• * Peristedion antillarum Teague, 1961.
• * Peristedion barbiger Garman, 1899.
• * Flathead searobin, Peristedion brevirostre (Günther, 1860).

Flathead searobin, Peristedion brevirostre

• * African armored searobin, Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758).
• * Peristedion crustosum Garman, 1899.
• * Peristedion ecuadorense Teague, 1961.
• * Slender searobin, Peristedion gracile Goode & Bean, 1896.
• * Peristedion greyae Miller, 1967.
• * Peristedion imberbe (Poey, 1861).
• * Peristedion investigatoris (Alcock, 1898).
• * Armored gurnard, Peristedion liorhynchus (Günther, 1872).
• * Peristedion longispatha (Goode & Bean, 1886).

Peristedion longispatha

• * Armored searobin, Peristedion miniatum (Goode, 1880).

Armored searobin, Peristedion miniatum

• * Black-finned armored-gurnard, Peristedion moluccense Bleeker, 1851.
• * Peristedion nierstraszi Weber, 1913.
• * Peristedion orientale (Fowler, 1938).
• * Peristedion paucibarbiger Castro-Aguirre & Garcia-Domínguez, 1984.
• * Peristedion riversandersoni (Alcock, 1894).
• * Rimspine searobin, Peristedion thompsoni Fowler, 1952.
• * Peristedion truncatum (Günther, 1880).
• * Peristedion unicuspis Miller, 1967.
• * Peristedion weberi Smith, 1934.
• Genus Satyrichthys
• * Satyrichthys adeni (Lloyd, 1907).
• * Satyrichthys amiscus (Jordan & Starks, 1904).
• * Satyrichthys clavilapis Fowler, 1938.
• * Satyrichthys engyceros (Günther, 1872).
• * Satyrichthys hians (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897).
• * Satyrichthys isokawae Yatou & Okamura, 1985.
• * Satyrichthys laticephalus Kamohara, 1952.
• * Satyrichthys lingi (Whitley, 1933).
• * Satyrichthys longiceps (Fowler, 1943).
• * Satyrichthys magnus Yatou, 1985.
• * Satyrichthys orientale (Fowler, 1938).
• * Satyrichthys piercei Fowler, 1938.
• * Satyrichthys quadratorostratus (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979).
• * Spotted armored-gurnard, Satyrichthys rieffeli (Kaup, 1859).
• * Satyrichthys serrulatus (Alcock, 1898).
• * Robust armored-gurnard, Satyrichthys welchi (Herre, 1925).

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