Lesser gurnard
| Lesser gurnard | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Triglidae |
| Genus: | Chelidonichthys |
| Species: | C. queketti
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| Binomial name | |
| Chelidonichthys queketti (Regan, 1904)
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The lesser gurnard (Chelidonichthys queketti) is a species of sea robin native to Western Indian Ocean, southern Mozambique and can also be found in Table Bay, South Africa where they occur at depths of 150 metres (490 ft). The species is 35 centimetres (14 in) TL long and can live up to 7 years. This species is of commercial importance as a food fish.[1]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Chelidonichthys queketti" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Chelidonichthys
- Fish of Mozambique
- Marine fish of South Africa
- Fish described in 1904
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