Fish of the Lepidotrigla genus of the Triglidae (sea robins or gurnards) family of the suborder Scorpaenoidei of the Scorpaeniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Spiny gurnard. Photo by © Rafael Bañón. colapisci.it)
Spiny gurnard (Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei) was first described in 1973 by the French ichthyologists Maurice Blanc and Jean-Claude Hureau.
It inhabits the depth of 60-600 meters, usually 60-200 meters. It prefers to swim close to the sandy and oozy bottom. The maximum recorded length is 20 cm, specimens up to 12 cm long are more common. It feeds on crustaceans.
(Spiny gurnard. Photo by © Panagiotis Margies. fishbase.org)
It was found several times in the Adriatic Sea. It is a rare poorly studied species.
Names of spiny gurnard (Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei) in other languages as follows:
Λειοφρυδοκαπόνι (Liofrydokaponi) (Greek), Cabete espinudo (Spanish), Cappone spinoso (Italian), Stachel-Knurrhahn (German), Колючая лепидотригла (Koljuchaja lepidotrigla) (Russian), Kokotić (Serbian, Croatian), Ruivo-espinhoso (Portuguese), Grondin de dieuzeide (French).