armed gurnard
Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758)
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
Peristedion cataphractum, the African armoured gurnard, the mailed gurnard or armed gurnard, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Peristediidae, the armoured gurnards or armored sea robins. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Wikipedia contributors, Peristedion cataphractum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:32:23.846512+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- armed gurnard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Peristediidae
- Genus
- Peristedion
- 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
- familyPeristediidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1883
- genusPeristedion Lacepède, 1801
- speciesPeristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Peristedion. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Peristedion liorhynchus (Günther, 1872) | PeristediidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peristedion longicornutum Fricke, Kawai, Yato & Motomura, 2017 | PeristediidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| armored searobinPeristedion miniatum Goode, 1880 | PeristediidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peristedion nierstraszi Weber, 1913 | PeristediidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cortez searobinPeristedion paucibarbiger Castro-Aguirre & Garcia-Domínguez, 1984 | PeristediidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| rimspine searobinPeristedion thompsoni Fowler, 1952 | PeristediidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peristedion unicuspis Miller, 1967 | PeristediidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peristedion weberi Smith, 1934 | PeristediidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peristedion crustosum Garman, 1899 | PeristediidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| alligator searobinPeristedion greyae Miller, 1967 | PeristediidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peristedion truncatum (Günther, 1880) | PeristediidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peristedion antillarum Teague, 1961 | PeristediidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Trigla cataphracta Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Peristedion chabrontera Lacepède, 1801 Lacepède, 1801 | synonym |
| Peristedion malarmat Lacepède, 1801 Lacepède, 1801 | synonym |
| Octonus olosteon Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Peristedion macronema Cadenat, 1951 Cadenat, 1951 | synonym |
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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127233 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:775H3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.