Cape gurnard
| Cape gurnard | |
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| Cape gurnard flashing its pectorals | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Triglidae |
| Genus: | Chelidonichthys |
| Species: | C. capensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chelidonichthys capensis (Cuvier, 1829)
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The Cape gurnard (Chelidonichthys capensis) is a species of sea robin native to the Western Indian Ocean where they occur at depths of from 10–390 metres (33–1,280 ft) and in such countries as Mozambique and Namibia. The species is 75 centimetres (30 in) TL in length and lives maximum to the age of 16. This species is of commercial importance as a food fish.[1]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Chelidonichthys capensis" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Chelidonichthys
- Fish of South Africa
- Marine fauna of Southern Africa
- Fish described in 1829
- Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
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