Bluefin gurnard
For other uses, see Red gurnard.
| Bluefin gurnarg | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Triglidae |
| Genus: | Chelidonichthys |
| Species: | C. kumu |
| Binomial name | |
| Chelidonichthys kumu (G. Cuvier, 1829) |
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The bluefin gurnard, also Pacific red gurnard, Chelidonichthys kumu, is a searobin of the family Triglidae, found in the western Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean being common around Australia and New Zealand at depths down to 200 m. Its length is up to 60 cm.
They are a tasty food fish.
Diet
The Bluefin gurnard is a Predatory fish that feeds mostly on small crabs as well as other small Crustacea such as shrimp.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Chelidonichthys kumu" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
