Spiny red gurnard
The spiny red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus) 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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Triglidae |
| Genus: | Chelidonichthys |
| Species: | C. spinosus |
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| Chelidonichthys spinosus (McClelland, 1844) | |
Camouflaged in gravel
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Chelidonichthys spinosus" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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