Longfin gurnard
The longfin gurnard (Chelidonichthys obscurus) is a species of sea robin that can be found in such seas as the Aegean and Black Seas and from the British Isles to Mauritania. They are also common in the 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]
| Longfin gurnard | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Triglidae |
| Genus: | Chelidonichthys |
| Species: | C. obscurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelidonichthys obscurus (Walbaum, 1792) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Chelidonichthys obscurus" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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