Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Found on sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 27121). Feeds on shrimps and crabs (Ref. 27637).
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Richards, W.J. and V.P. Saksena 1990 Triglidae. p. 680-684. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3687)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=3687&speccode=44
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Distribution
Distribution
European waters (ERMS scope), Greek Exclusive Economic Zone, Irish Exclusive economic Zone, Israeli Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean part], Portugese Exclusive Economic Zone, Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone, United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone, Wimereux
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Müller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=9269
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van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=1411
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MEDIN (2011). UK checklist of marine species derived from the applications Marine Recorder and UNICORN, version 1.0.
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149081
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Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2011). Species.ie version 1.0 World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway (version of 15 March 2010).
http://www.marinespecies.org/ascidiacea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149068
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Ramos, M. (ed.). 2010. IBERFAUNA. The Iberian Fauna Databank
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149024
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Galil, B.; Goren, M.; Mienis, H. (2011). Checklist of marine species in Israel. Compiled in the framework of the EU FP7 PESI project.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=149096
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Koukouras, Athanasios. (2010). Check-list of marine species from Greece. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Assembled in the framework of the EU FP7 PESI project.
http://www.marinespecies.org/asteroidea/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=142068
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Eastern Atlantic: north of British Isles and North Sea to Walvis Bay, Namibia, including Madeira and the Mediterranean (excluding the Black Sea).
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Hureau, J.-C. 1986 Triglidae. p. 1230-1238. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 3. (Ref. 4697)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4697&speccode=44
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 15 - 16
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Heemstra, P.C. 1986 Triglidae. p. 486-488. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4316)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4316&speccode=507
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Size
Max. size
60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397)); max. reported age: 7 years (Ref. 7008)
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Papaconstantinou, C. 1981 Age and growth of piper, Trigla lyra, in Saronikos Gulf (Greece). Cybium 5(2):73-87. (Ref. 7008)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=7008&speccode=5038
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 39 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 18 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 67 - 390
Temperature range (°C): 10.108 - 13.932
Nitrate (umol/L): 5.669 - 25.929
Salinity (PPS): 34.895 - 35.608
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.902 - 5.848
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.432 - 1.843
Silicate (umol/l): 1.843 - 14.963
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 67 - 390
Temperature range (°C): 10.108 - 13.932
Nitrate (umol/L): 5.669 - 25.929
Salinity (PPS): 34.895 - 35.608
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.902 - 5.848
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.432 - 1.843
Silicate (umol/l): 1.843 - 14.963
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 18 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 67 - 390
Temperature range (°C): 10.108 - 13.932
Nitrate (umol/L): 5.669 - 25.929
Salinity (PPS): 34.895 - 35.608
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.902 - 5.848
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.432 - 1.843
Silicate (umol/l): 1.843 - 14.963
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 67 - 390
Temperature range (°C): 10.108 - 13.932
Nitrate (umol/L): 5.669 - 25.929
Salinity (PPS): 34.895 - 35.608
Oxygen (ml/l): 1.902 - 5.848
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.432 - 1.843
Silicate (umol/l): 1.843 - 14.963
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Depth: 10 - 700m.
From 10 to 700 meters.
Habitat: bathydemersal. Found on mud, gravel and rock bottoms, generally above 400 m depth (Ref. 4697).
From 10 to 700 meters.
Habitat: bathydemersal. Found on mud, gravel and rock bottoms, generally above 400 m depth (Ref. 4697).
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Environment
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 100 - 700 m (Ref. 35388), usually 150 - 400 m (Ref. 26999)
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Sanches, J.G. 1991 Catálogo dos principais peixes marinhos da República de Guiné-Bissau. Publicações avulsas do I.N.I.P. No. 16. 429 p. (Ref. 26999)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=26999&speccode=5059
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Muus, B.J. and J.G. Nielsen 1999 Sea fish. Scandinavian Fishing Year Book, Hedehusene, Denmark. 340 p. (Ref. 35388)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=35388&speccode=37
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Trophic Strategy
Found on sand and mud bottoms (Ref. 27121). Feeds on shrimps and crabs (Ref. 27637).
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Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer 1999 FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Namibia. FAO, Rome. 250 p. (Ref. 27121)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=27121&speccode=53
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Trigla lyra
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
Download FASTA File
There are 3 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
CSFOM198-10|CSFOM-322|Trigla lyra| TGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGC---------------------------------------------TGG------ATAGTAGGCACAGCTTTA---AGCCTCCTCATTCGAGCAGAGCTAAGCCAGCCCGGCGCCCTCCTGGGGGAC---GACCAAATCTATAACGTTATTGTTACAGCGCATGCCTTCGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATCATGATCGGGGGCTTCGGAAACTGACTCATCCCTCTGATG---ATCGGCGCCCCCGACATAGCCTTCCCTCGTATAAACAACATGAGCTTTTGACTCCTCCCCCCTTCCTTTCTCCTTCTCCTTGCCTCCTCGGGGGTAGAAGCTGGTGCTGGGACAGGATGAACAGTTTACCCTCCCTTAGCTGGGAACTTAGCCCATGCAGGAGCCTCGGTAGACCTT---ACTATTTTCTCCCTCCACCTAGCAGGCATTTCATCTATTCTTGGTGCAATTAATTTCATCACAACCATTATTAACATGAAACCTCCCGCAATCTCCCAATACCAGACCCCCCTATTCGTGTGGTCCGTACTAATTACCGCCGTTCTTCTTCTCTTATCCCTGCCCGTACTTGCTGCA---GGCATCACAATGCTTCTCACAGACCGCAACCTGAACACCACCTTCTTTGACCCTGCAGGAGGAGGAGACCCCATTCTGTATCAACACCTC-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Trigla lyra
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Species: 19
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 3
Species: 19
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: minor commercial
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 1992 FAO yearbook 1990. Fishery statistics. Catches and landings. FAO Fish. Ser. (38). FAO Stat. Ser. 70:(105):647 p. (Ref. 4931)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=4931&speccode=228
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Wikipedia
Piper gurnard
Piper gurnard (Trigla lyra) is a fish species from the monotypic genus Trigla, family Triglidae.
The range captures the Eastern Atlantic: north of British Isles and North Sea to Walvis Bay, Namibia, including Madeira and the Mediterranean Sea. Absent in the Black Sea.
See also
References
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