Lepidotrigla spiloptera Günther, 1880
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Lepidotrigla spiloptera, the spotwing gurnard, spotfin gurnard or red-fringed gurnard, is a species of marine, demersal ray-finned fish from the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.
Wikipedia contributors, Lepidotrigla spiloptera; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:01:23.444156+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lepidotrigla spiloptera Günther, 1880
- Name authority
- Günther, 1880
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Triglidae
- Genus
- Lepidotrigla
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderScorpaenoidei
- familyTriglidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusLepidotrigla Günther, 1860
- speciesLepidotrigla spiloptera Günther, 1880
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lepidotrigla. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lepidotrigla alata (Houttuyn, 1782) | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidotrigla annamarae del Cerro & Lloris, 1997 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidotrigla argus Ogilby, 1910 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidotrigla bispinosa Steindachner, 1898 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidotrigla cavillone (Lacepède, 1801) | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidotrigla deasoni Herre & Kauffman, 1952 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidotrigla eydouxii Sauvage, 1878 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| prickly gurnardLepidotrigla faurei Gilchrist & Thompson, 1914 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidotrigla guentheri Hilgendorf, 1879 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidotrigla kishinouyi Snyder, 1911 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidotrigla larsoni del Cerro & Lloris, 1997 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lepidotrigla lepidojugulata Li, 1981 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Günther, A. (1880). Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876. In: Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger during the years 1873-76. Zoology., v. 1 (pt 6): 1–82, Pls. 1–32. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.51598 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3TDXK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.