Longfin gurnard
| Longfin 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. obscurus
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| Binomial name | |
| Chelidonichthys obscurus (Walbaum, 1792)
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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[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Chelidonichthys obscurus" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Chelidonichthys
- Fish of the East Atlantic
- Fish of the Mediterranean Sea
- Marine fauna of North Africa
- Fish described in 1792
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