Red gurnard

For other uses, see Red gurnard.

Red gurnard

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Triglidae
Genus:	Chelidonichthys
Species:	C. cuculus
Binomial name
*Chelidonichthys cuculus* (Linnaeus, 1758)^[1]
Synonyms
Aspitrigla cuculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Chelidonichthys cululus (Linnaeus, 1758) Trigla cuculus Linnaeus, 1758 Trigla grunniens Lacepède, 1801 Trigla pini Bloch, 1793

The Red gurnard, also East Atlantic red gurnard (Chelidonichthys cuculus) is a fish species of Triglidae family. Widespread in the Eastern Atlantic from British Isles (occasionally Norway) to Mauritania (including Madeira and Azores). Also known throughout the Mediterranean and possibly in the Black Sea.

Description

Gurnards are very distinctive bottom-living fish with large heads and eyes. The head is protected by large bony plates and strong spines. The lower three rays of the pectoral fins are separate, finger-like processes that contain sensory organs. These are used by the gurnard to 'feel' for small fish, crustaceans and other invertebrates living in the sediment. The red gurnard has a stout body, large head and eyes and moderately large scales. It is one of the smallest of the European gurnards reaching a maximum length of 40 cm (16 in). The coloration is bright red with pinkish-silver mottling on the sides and head. The protective bony plates on the head which are characteristic of all gurnards are very conspicuous in this species. Along the lateral line there is a row of large, plate-like scales. The divided dorsal fin has nine spines and seventeen to eighteen soft rays while the anal fin has no spines and sixteen to eighteen soft rays.^[2]

Distribution and habitat

The red gurnard is native to the temperate eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Its range extends from southern Norway and Sweden southwards to the British Isles, France, Spain, Madeira, the Azores and the coast of Africa as far south as Mauritania. It is also present in the Mediterranean Sea and possibly the Black Sea. Its depth range is from the surface down to about 400 m (1,312 ft) but it is most usually found between 30 and 250 m (98 and 820 ft). It is found over sand, shingle or rocky seabeds and feeds on bottom-dwelling invertebrates, such as crustaceans, and also small fish.^[2]

References

↑ Bailly, Nicolas (2013). "Chelidonichthys cuculus (Linnaeus, 1758)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
1 2 "Chelidonichthys cuculus (Linnaeus, 1758): Red gurnard". FishBase. Retrieved 2013-12-23.

Extant Triglidae species (Sea robins, gurnard)

Bellator	Shortfin searobin (B. brachychir) Streamer searobin (B. egretta) Bellator farrago Naked-belly searobin (B. gymnostethus) Barred searobin (B. loxias) Horned searobin (B. militaris) Bellator ribeiroi Splitnose searobin (B. xenisma)

Bovitrigla	Bovitrigla acanthomoplate

Chelidonichthys	Chelidonichthys capensis Chelidonichthys cuculus Chelidonichthys gabonensis Chelidonichthys ischyrus Chelidonichthys kumu' Chelidonichthys lucernus Chelidonichthys obscurus Chelidonichthys queketti Chelidonichthys spinosus

Eutrigla	Grey gurnard (E. gunard)

Lepidotrigla	Lepidotrigla abyssalis Lepidotrigla alata Lepidotrigla alcocki Lepidotrigla annamarae Lepidotrigla argus Lepidotrigla argyrosoma Lepidotrigla bentuviai Lepidotrigla bispinosa Lepidotrigla brachyoptera Lepidotrigla cadmani Lepidotrigla calodactyla Lepidotrigla carolae Lepidotrigla cavillone Lepidotrigla deasoni Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei Lepidotrigla eydouxii Lepidotrigla faurei Lepidotrigla grandis Lepidotrigla guentheri Lepidotrigla hime Lepidotrigla japonica Lepidotrigla jimjoebob Lepidotrigla kanagashira Lepidotrigla kishinouyi Lepidotrigla larsoni Lepidotrigla lepidojugulata Lepidotrigla longifaciata Lepidotrigla longimana Lepidotrigla longipinnis Lepidotrigla macrobrachia Lepidotrigla marisinensis Lepidotrigla microptera Lepidotrigla modesta Lepidotrigla mulhalli Lepidotrigla multispinosa Lepidotrigla musorstom Lepidotrigla nana Lepidotrigla oglina Lepidotrigla omanensis Lepidotrigla papilio Lepidotrigla pectoralis Lepidotrigla pleuracanthica Lepidotrigla punctipectoralis Lepidotrigla robinsi Lepidotrigla russelli Lepidotrigla sayademalha Lepidotrigla sereti Lepidotrigla spiloptera Lepidotrigla spinosa Lepidotrigla umbrosa Lepidotrigla vanessa Lepidotrigla vaubani Lepidotrigla venusta

Prionotus	Spiny searobin (P. alatus) Whitesnout searobin (P. albirostris) Bean's searobin (P. beanii) Two-beaked searobin (P. birostratus) Northern searobin (P. carolinus) Striped searobin (P. evolans) Bristly searobin (P. horrens) Bigeye searobin (P. longispinosus) Gulf of Mexico barred searobin (P. martis) Galapagos gurnard (P. miles) Prionotus murielae Red searobin (P. nudigula) Bandtail searobin (P. ophryas) Mexican searobin (P. paralatus) Bluewing searobin (P. punctatus) Bluespotted searobin (P. roseus) Blackwing searobin (P. rubio) Common searobin (P. ruscarius) Leopard searobin (P. scitulus) Shortwing searobin (P. stearnsi) Lumptail searobin (P. stephanophrys) Long-ray searobin (P. teaguei) Bighead searobin (P. tribulus)

Pterygotrigla	Pterygotrigla amaokai Pterygotrigla andertoni Pterygotrigla arabica Pterygotrigla cajorarori Pterygotrigla draiggoch Pterygotrigla elicryste Pterygotrigla gomoni Pterygotrigla guezei Pterygotrigla hafizi Pterygotrigla hemisticta Pterygotrigla hoplites Pterygotrigla jacad Pterygotrigla leptacanthus Pterygotrigla macrolepidota Pterygotrigla macrorhynchus Pterygotrigla megalops Pterygotrigla multiocellata Pterygotrigla multipunctata Pterygotrigla pauli Pterygotrigla picta Pterygotrigla polyommata Pterygotrigla robertsi Pterygotrigla ryukyuensis Pterygotrigla saumarez Pterygotrigla soela Pterygotrigla spirai Pterygotrigla tagala Pterygotrigla urashimai

Trigla	Piper gurnard (T. lyra)

Trigloporus	Streaked gurnard(T. lastoviza)

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