eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Trigloporus sp |
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| Common name: |
Streaked gurnard |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
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Family |
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| Chordata |
Vertebrata |
Osteichthyes |
Actinopterygii |
Scorpaeniformes |
Platycephaloidei |
Triglidae |
Not Defined |
Trigloporus |
Trigloporus sp |
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ShortDescription:
Elongate brown-redish fish with large head encased in bony plates.Six spiny "legs," three on each side. These legs are really flexible spines that were once part of the pectoral fin. Over time, the spines separated themselves from the rest of the fin, developing into feeler-like "forelegs."
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Identification
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| Size: |
400mm |
| Behaviour: |
They have an unusually solid skull, and many species also possess armoured plates on the body. Another distinctive feature is the presence of a "drumming muscle" that makes sounds by beating against the swim bladder |
| Diet: |
Feeds on crustaceans |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Norway continuously south around Cape of Good Hope to Mozambique |
| Depth: |
10-150m |
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Database Statistics
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eastern cape scuba diving
