Species
Spiny Gurnard
Lepidotrigla papilio
Also known as Butterfly Gurnard · Eastern Spiny Gurnard · Southern Spiny Gurnard
Tier 5ultralight tackleQLDWATAS
0 waypoints8–14 cm (max 20 cm) typical
Overview: about spiny gurnard
Small but feisty inshore bottom-dweller found in seagrass beds off QLD, WA and TAS. Target with small soft plastics or bait in 2-20m, using light to medium tackle. Good eating and often caught incidentally while targeting other species.
Biology: Spiny Gurnard size, diet & habitat
- Habitat
- Inshore, Seagrass
- Typical size
- 8–14 cm (max 20 cm)
- Depth range
- 2–110 m
- Global range
- Western Pacific
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