Longfin gurnard

Longfin gurnard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Triglidae
Genus: Chelidonichthys
Species: C. obscurus
Binomial name
Chelidonichthys obscurus
(Walbaum, 1792)

Chelidonichthys obscurus, the Longfin gurnard, is a species of sea robin that can be found in such seas as Aegean and Black Seas and from British Isles to Mauritania. They are also common in East Atlantic Ocean where they occur at depths of 170 metres (560 ft). The species is 34 centimetres (13 in) TL. This species is of commercial importance as a food fish.[1]

References

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