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Peristediidae (Armored searobins or armored gurnards)
Etymology: Satyrichthys: Latin, satyrus = a god or demon, partly human and partly bestial, companion of Bacchus + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); milleri: Named for George C. Miller.
Eponymy: Dr George C Miller is a zoologist, who was at the National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Center, Miami Laboratory, Florida, and is now retired. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 259 - 860 m (Ref. 93228). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: from East China Sea, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Andaman Sea, Vanuatu and Fiji.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 26.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93228)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by its equilateral-triangular rostral projections; 4 (rarely 5) lip and 4 chin
barbels and lacking anteriorly directed spines on posterior bony plates of upper lateral row (Ref. 93228).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kawai, T., 2013. Revision of the peristediid genus Satyrichthys (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) with the description of a new species, S. milleri sp. nov. Zootaxa 3635(4):419-438. (Ref. 93228)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Tools
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