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Gabon gurnard

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Species of fish

Gabon gurnard
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Triglidae
Genus: Chelidonichthys
Subgenus: Chelidonichthys
Species: C. gabonensis
Binomial name
Chelidonichthys gabonensis
(Poll & Roux, 1955)
Synonyms
  • Trigla gabonensis Poll & Roux, 1955
  • Chelidonichthys senegalensis Puyo, 1957

The Gabon gurnard (Chelidonichthys gabonensis) is a species of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. This species is found in the East Central and Western Atlantic Ocean where they occur at depths of from 15–200 metres (49–656 ft) and also in Cape Verde and the Gulf of Guinea. The species maximum length is 32 centimetres (13 in) TL, but can be as small as 20 centimetres (7.9 in). This species is of commercial importance as a food fish.

References

  1. Russell, B.; Poss, S.; Nunoo, F. & Bannerman, P. (2015). "Chelidonichthys gabonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15623251A15623512. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15623251A15623512.en. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chelidonichthys gabonensis". FishBase. February 2022 version.

External links

Extant Triglidae species (Sea robins, gurnard)
Bellator
BovitriglaBovitrigla acanthomoplate
Chelidonichthys
EutriglaGrey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)
Lepidotrigla
Prionotus
Pterygotrigla
Trigla
Taxon identifiers
Chelidonichthys gabonensis


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