Pterygotrigla intermedica

September 25, 2023

The scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of a vibrant orange coloured deep water marine fish from Digha Mohana in West Bengal.
The new species, commonly known as gurnards or sea-robins, belongs to the family Triglidae.
Named Pterygotrigla intermedica, it has characters quite similar to species like Pterygotrigla hemisticta.
It is the fourth species of Pterygotrigla genus reported in India so far.
- There are a total 178 species of the Triglidae family worldwide.
Distinct from other gurnard fish in features like snout length, shape of the internuchal space and size of the cleithral spine.
The scientists found a distinct pectoral-fin with black membranes on the inner surface, white posterior margin and three small white spots basally in fin.
It had a combination of characters like a long opercular spine and a very short cleithral spine.