 It is found in the western Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, being common around Australia and New Zealand at depths down to .This fish is edible for humans.The red gurnard is a bottom-dwelling fish known for its bright red body and large, colorful pectoral fins with a large black eye-spot in the center and surrounded by a bright blue edge (Eichelsheim, 2010; Rainer & Reyes, 2019).