Bluefin gurnard

Bluefin gurnard

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Triglidae
Genus:	Chelidonichthys
Species:	C. kumu
Binomial name
*Chelidonichthys kumu* (G. Cuvier, 1829)

The bluefin gurnard or Pacific red gurnard, Chelidonichthys kumu, is a species of fish in the family Triglidae, the sea robins and gunards. It is found in the western Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, being common around Australia and New Zealand at depths down to 200 metres (660 ft). Its length is up to 60 centimetres (24 in).

This fish is edible for humans.

Diet

The bluefin gurnard is a predatory fish that feeds mostly on small crustaceans such as crabs and 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

Extant Triglidae species (Sea robins, gurnard)

Bellator	Shortfin searobin (B. brachychir) Streamer searobin (B. egretta) Bellator farrago Naked-belly searobin (B. gymnostethus) Barred searobin (B. loxias) Horned searobin (B. militaris) Bellator ribeiroi Splitnose searobin (B. xenisma)

Bovitrigla	Bovitrigla acanthomoplate

Chelidonichthys	Chelidonichthys capensis Chelidonichthys cuculus Chelidonichthys gabonensis Chelidonichthys ischyrus Chelidonichthys kumu' Chelidonichthys lucernus Chelidonichthys obscurus Chelidonichthys queketti Chelidonichthys spinosus

Eutrigla	Grey gurnard (E. gunard)

Lepidotrigla	Lepidotrigla abyssalis Lepidotrigla alata Lepidotrigla alcocki Lepidotrigla annamarae Lepidotrigla argus Lepidotrigla argyrosoma Lepidotrigla bentuviai Lepidotrigla bispinosa Lepidotrigla brachyoptera Lepidotrigla cadmani Lepidotrigla calodactyla Lepidotrigla carolae Lepidotrigla cavillone Lepidotrigla deasoni Lepidotrigla dieuzeidei Lepidotrigla eydouxii Lepidotrigla faurei Lepidotrigla grandis Lepidotrigla guentheri Lepidotrigla hime Lepidotrigla japonica Lepidotrigla jimjoebob Lepidotrigla kanagashira Lepidotrigla kishinouyi Lepidotrigla larsoni Lepidotrigla lepidojugulata Lepidotrigla longifaciata Lepidotrigla longimana Lepidotrigla longipinnis Lepidotrigla macrobrachia Lepidotrigla marisinensis Lepidotrigla microptera Lepidotrigla modesta Lepidotrigla mulhalli Lepidotrigla multispinosa Lepidotrigla musorstom Lepidotrigla nana Lepidotrigla oglina Lepidotrigla omanensis Lepidotrigla papilio Lepidotrigla pectoralis Lepidotrigla pleuracanthica Lepidotrigla punctipectoralis Lepidotrigla robinsi Lepidotrigla russelli Lepidotrigla sayademalha Lepidotrigla sereti Lepidotrigla spiloptera Lepidotrigla spinosa Lepidotrigla umbrosa Lepidotrigla vanessa Lepidotrigla vaubani Lepidotrigla venusta

Prionotus	Spiny searobin (P. alatus) Whitesnout searobin (P. albirostris) Bean's searobin (P. beanii) Two-beaked searobin (P. birostratus) Northern searobin (P. carolinus) Striped searobin (P. evolans) Bristly searobin (P. horrens) Bigeye searobin (P. longispinosus) Gulf of Mexico barred searobin (P. martis) Galapagos gurnard (P. miles) Prionotus murielae Red searobin (P. nudigula) Bandtail searobin (P. ophryas) Mexican searobin (P. paralatus) Bluewing searobin (P. punctatus) Bluespotted searobin (P. roseus) Blackwing searobin (P. rubio) Common searobin (P. ruscarius) Leopard searobin (P. scitulus) Shortwing searobin (P. stearnsi) Lumptail searobin (P. stephanophrys) Long-ray searobin (P. teaguei) Bighead searobin (P. tribulus)

Pterygotrigla	Pterygotrigla amaokai Pterygotrigla andertoni Pterygotrigla arabica Pterygotrigla cajorarori Pterygotrigla draiggoch Pterygotrigla elicryste Pterygotrigla gomoni Pterygotrigla guezei Pterygotrigla hafizi Pterygotrigla hemisticta Pterygotrigla hoplites Pterygotrigla jacad Pterygotrigla leptacanthus Pterygotrigla macrolepidota Pterygotrigla macrorhynchus Pterygotrigla megalops Pterygotrigla multiocellata Pterygotrigla multipunctata Pterygotrigla pauli Pterygotrigla picta Pterygotrigla polyommata Pterygotrigla robertsi Pterygotrigla ryukyuensis Pterygotrigla saumarez Pterygotrigla soela Pterygotrigla spirai Pterygotrigla tagala Pterygotrigla urashimai

Trigla	Piper gurnard (T. lyra)

Trigloporus	Streaked gurnard(T. lastoviza)

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