Streaked gurnard
Striped gurnard ( Trigloporus lastoviza )
The striped gurnard ( Trigloporus lastoviza ) is a species of gurnard within the Perciformes. Its range extends from Britain to South Africa, he is also to be found in the North Sea and the Mediterranean.
Features
The striped gurnards has an elongated, cone -shaped body with a large head which is narrower towards the rear. It reaches a body length of an average of 15 centimeters, the maximum length can be up to 40 centimeters. The steep head has a large, very broad and terminated mouth with fleshy lips. He is armored with numerous bars. The back and sides are red with dark spots or indistinct banding. The anal fin is red with a yellow hem. The extended wing-like pectoral fins have a bright blue collar and dark and bruises.
The pectoral fins are constructed like wings and enlarged so that they applied to the approach behind the anal fin rich. The front three hard jets do not have fins and skin are used as stand alone rays freely. The pelvic fins are throat constantly. The dorsal fin is divided. The anterior dorsal fin consists of 9 to 11 hard jets, the second from 16 to 17 soft rays. The anal fin has 14 to 16 soft rays and the pectoral fin in addition to the 3 solitary hard jets 10 to 11 soft rays.
Dissemination
The striped gurnard is widespread in the eastern Atlantic from Britain to South Africa, he also is found in the North Sea and the Mediterranean.
Way of life
The fish lives mainly on rock close up of sand and mud bottom in 30 to 150 meters, where it feeds mainly on crustaceans. The solitary pectoral fin rays, he uses as touch and border institutions and scans them for food in the mud.
The spawning season during the summer. The eggs with a diameter of about 1.3 millimeters are released into the open water and float on the basis of the stored oil droplets in the surface water.