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Longfin gurnard

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

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]

References

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