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Triglidae (Searobins) > Pterygotriglinae
Etymology: Pterygotrigla: Greek, pterigion, diminutive of pteryx = wing, fin + Greek, trigla, es = red mullet (Ref. 45335); spirai: Named for M. Spira of Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences, Elat (IUI).
Eponymy: Dr Micha E Spira is a neurobiologist who was the founding Scientific Director of the Inter-university Institute for Marine Sciences, Elat, Israel (1967). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 250 - 440 m (Ref. 27305). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27305)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Golani, D. and A. Baranes, 1997. A new deepwater gurnard, Pterygotrigla spirai, from the northern Red Sea (Osteichthyes: Triglidae). Isr.l J. Zool. 43:185-195. (Ref. 27305)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00955 (0.00413 - 0.02211), b=3.05 (2.84 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100). 🛈 |
Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Very high.
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