Spiny red gurnard

Spiny red gurnard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Triglidae
Genus: Chelidonichthys
Species:
C. spinosus
Binomial name
Chelidonichthys spinosus
(McClelland, 1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Trigla spinosus McClelland, 1844

The spiny red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. This species is found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean where they occur at depths of from 25 to 615 metres (82 to 2,018 ft). This species grows to a length of 40 centimetres (16 in) TL. This species is of commercial importance as a food fish.

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chelidonichthys spinosus". FishBase. February 2022 version.