| Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards) |
| 20 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 30 - 475 m |
| Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Campeche in Mexico; reported to extend to the West Indies, and off Venezuela and Suriname (Ref. 13608). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 20-22 |
| Found mostly on the continental slope. Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 31 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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