Tub gurnard

Tub gurnard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Triglidae
Genus: Chelidonichthys
Subgenus: Chelidonichthys
Species:
C. lucerna
Binomial name
Chelidonichthys lucerna
Synonyms[2]
  • Trigla lucerna Linnaeus, 1758
  • Trigla hirundo Linnaeus, 1758
  • Trigla corvus Rafinesque, 1810
  • Trigla corax Bonaparte, 1834

The tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna), also known as the sapphirine gurnard, tube-fish, tubfish or yellow gurnard, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is exploited by commercial fisheries as a food fish.

  1. ^ Nunoo, F.; Poss, S.; Bannermann, P. & Russell, B. (2015). "Chelidonichthys lucerna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T198752A15597014. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T198752A15597014.en. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chelidonichthys lucerna". FishBase. February 2022 version.