Bluefin gurnard

Bluefin gurnard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Triglidae
Genus: Chelidonichthys
Subgenus: Chelidonichthys
Species:
C. kumu
Binomial name
Chelidonichthys kumu
(Cuvier, 1829)
Synonyms[2]
  • Trigla kumu Cuvier, 1829
  • Trigla peronii Cuvier, 1829

The bluefin gurnard or Pacific red gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu) is a species of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. Its Māori names are kumukumu and pūwahaiau. 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). The fish is one of the most important commercial fish species in New Zealand.

  1. ^ Acero, A.; Fricke, R.; and Murdy, E. (2010). "Chelidonichthys kumu". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154895A4661163. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154895A4661163.en. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Chelidonichthys kumu". FishBase. February 2022 version.