Spiny red gurnard

For other uses, see Red gurnard.
Spiny red gurnard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Triglidae
Genus: Chelidonichthys
Species: C. spinosus
Binomial name
Chelidonichthys spinosus
(McClelland, 1844)

Chelidonichthys spinosus, the Spiny red gurnard, is a species of searobin native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean where they occur at depths of from 25 to 615 metres (82 to 2,018 ft). This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) TL. This species is of commercial importance as a food fish.[1]

External links

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Chelidonichthys spinosus" in FishBase. December 2012 version.