The armored searobins, or armored gurnards are a family, Peristediidae, of scorpaeniform fishes. They are found in deep tropical waters around the world. They are related to the searobins in the family Triglidae — and some authorities classify them in that family — but they are encased in heavy scales with prominent spines. They have prominent and often elaborate barbels on their chins.

Species

There are 45 species in five genera:

• Genus Gargariscus
• Gargariscus prionocephalus (Duméril, 1869).
• Genus Heminodus
• Heminodus japonicus Kamohara, 1952.
• Heminodus philippinus Smith, 1917.
• Genus Paraheminodus
• Paraheminodus kamoharai Kawai, Imamura & Nakaya, 2004.
• Murray's armored gurnard, Paraheminodus murrayi (Günther, 1880).
• Genus Peristedion
• Peristedion altipinne Regan, 1903.
• Peristedion amblygenys Fowler, 1938.
• Peristedion antillarum Teague, 1961.
• Peristedion barbiger Garman, 1899.
• Flathead searobin, Peristedion brevirostre (Günther, 1860).
• African armored searobin, Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758).
• Peristedion crustosum Garman, 1899.
• Peristedion ecuadorense Teague, 1961.
• Slender searobin, Peristedion gracile Goode & Bean, 1896.
• Peristedion greyae Miller, 1967.
• Peristedion imberbe (Poey, 1861).
• Peristedion investigatoris (Alcock, 1898).
• Armored gurnard, Peristedion liorhynchus (Günther, 1872).
• Peristedion longispatha (Goode & Bean, 1886).
• Armored searobin, Peristedion miniatum (Goode, 1880).
• Black-finned armored-gurnard, Peristedion moluccense Bleeker, 1851.
• Peristedion nierstraszi Weber, 1913.
• Peristedion orientale (Fowler, 1938).
• Peristedion paucibarbiger Castro-Aguirre & Garcia-Domínguez, 1984.
• Peristedion riversandersoni (Alcock, 1894).
• Rimspine searobin, Peristedion thompsoni Fowler, 1952.
• Peristedion truncatum (Günther, 1880).
• Peristedion unicuspis Miller, 1967.
• Peristedion weberi Smith, 1934.
• Genus Satyrichthys
• Satyrichthys adeni (Lloyd, 1907).
• Satyrichthys amiscus (Jordan & Starks, 1904).
• Satyrichthys clavilapis Fowler, 1938.
• Satyrichthys engyceros (Günther, 1872).
• Satyrichthys hians (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897).
• Satyrichthys isokawae Yatou & Okamura, 1985.
• Satyrichthys laticephalus Kamohara, 1952.
• Satyrichthys lingi (Whitley, 1933).
• Satyrichthys longiceps (Fowler, 1943).
• Satyrichthys magnus Yatou, 1985.
• Satyrichthys orientale (Fowler, 1938).
• Satyrichthys piercei Fowler, 1938.
• Satyrichthys quadratorostratus (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979).
• Spotted armored-gurnard, Satyrichthys rieffeli (Kaup, 1859).
• Satyrichthys serrulatus (Alcock, 1898).
• Robust armored-gurnard, Satyrichthys welchi (Herre, 1925).

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