Piper gurnard

Piper gurnard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Triglidae
Subfamily: Triglinae
Genus: Trigla
Linnaeus, 1758
Species:
T. lyra
Binomial name
Trigla lyra
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[2]

The piper gurnard (Trigla lyra), also known as the piper or the lyre gurnard, is a species of marine, demersal ray-finned fish from the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Trigla.

  1. ^ Nunoo, F.; Poss, S.; Bannermann, P. & Russell, B. (2015). "Trigla lyra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198756A15598070. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198756A15598070.en. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Trigla". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 June 2022.