Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Parvphylum Osteichthyes > Gigaclass Actinopterygii > Subclass Neopterygii > Class Teleostei > Order Perciformes > Suborder Scorpaenoidei > Family Peristediidae > Genus Peristedion

Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Peristedion*	Lacepède, 1801	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Trigla cataphracta*	Linnaeus, 1758	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: peshk terfurku; peshku cfurk sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Dutch: gepantserde poon sources: Davidson, A. (2003). Mediterranean fish cookbook [Mediterraan viskookboek]. Pereboom: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-77455-10-8. 436 pp.

English: armed gurnard sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

French: malarmat sources: Davidson, A. (2003). Mediterranean fish cookbook [Mediterraan viskookboek]. Pereboom: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-77455-10-8. 436 pp.

Greek: Κερατόψαρο sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Hebrew: קילשונית המעמקים sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Italian: pesce forca sources: Davidson, A. (2003). Mediterranean fish cookbook [Mediterraan viskookboek]. Pereboom: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-77455-10-8. 436 pp.

Spanish, Castillian: armado sources: Davidson, A. (2003). Mediterranean fish cookbook [Mediterraan viskookboek]. Pereboom: Bussum, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-77455-10-8. 436 pp.

Turkish: dikenli oksuz

Literature

basis of record	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
additional source	Wheeler, A. (1992). A list of the common and scientific names of fishes of the British Isles. J. Fish Biol. 41(Suppl. A): 1-37
additional source	Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
additional source	Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p.
ecology source	Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. Scientific Data. 10(1).

Genbank

External Links

FishBase images (Peristedion cataphractum, Spain, by Garcia-Franco, M.)
FishBase

Citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758). Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127233