| Bluefin gurnarg | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Triglidae |
| Genus: | Chelidonichthys |
| Species: | C. brachyoptera |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelidonichthys brachyoptera (Cuvier, 1829) |
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The bluefin gurnard, Chelidonichthys brachyoptera, is a searobin of the family Triglidae, found in the western Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean being common around Australia and New Zealand at depths down to 200 m. Its length is up to 60 cm.
They are a tasty food fish.
The Bluefin gurnard is a Predatory fish that feeds mostly on small crabs as well as other small Crustacea such as shrimp.