Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Triglidae Searobins
Subfamily: Triglinae
Genus: Chelidonichthys

(See list of species below)

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Chelidonichthys capensis
[Cape gurnard]

Photo by Photo by Østergaard, T.

Chelidonichthys cuculus
[Red gurnard]

Photo by Photo by FAO

Chelidonichthys gabonensis
[Gabon gurnard]

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.

Chelidonichthys ischyrus
[]

Photo by Photo by Dijkstra, K.

Chelidonichthys kumu
[Bluefin gurnard]

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Chelidonichthys lastoviza
[Streaked gurnard]

Photo by Photo by Pillon, R.

Chelidonichthys lucerna
[Tub gurnard]

Photo by Photo by Hernández-González, C.L.

Chelidonichthys obscurus
[Longfin gurnard]

Photo by Photo by Le Noury, P.

Chelidonichthys queketti
[Lesser gurnard]

Photo by Photo by Tanaka, H.

Chelidonichthys spinosus
[Spiny red gurnard]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Chelidonichthys capensis	Cape gurnard	Southeast Atlantic and We	75 TL	1829
Chelidonichthys cuculus	Red gurnard	Eastern Atlantic	70 TL	1758
Chelidonichthys gabonensis	Gabon gurnard	Eastern Central Atlantic	32 TL	1955
Chelidonichthys ischyrus		Northwest Pacific	15 TL	1914
Chelidonichthys kumu	Bluefin gurnard	Indo-West Pacific	60 TL	1829
Chelidonichthys lastoviza	Streaked gurnard	Eastern Atlantic	40 TL	1788
Chelidonichthys lucerna	Tub gurnard	Eastern Atlantic	82.8 TL	1758
Chelidonichthys obscurus	Longfin gurnard	Eastern Atlantic	50.5 TL	1792
Chelidonichthys queketti	Lesser gurnard	Western Indian Ocean	35 TL	1904
Chelidonichthys spinosus	Spiny red gurnard	Northwest Pacific	40 TL	1844

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: Perciformes/ScorpaenoideiFamily: Triglidae SearobinsSubfamily: TriglinaeGenus: Chelidonichthys(See list of species below)

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Triglidae Searobins
Subfamily: Triglinae
Genus: Chelidonichthys

(See list of species below)