Red Gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu)

Red Gurnard - Chelidonichthys kumu
Name: Red Gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu)
Family: Triglidae (Searobins) , subfamily: Triglinae
Order: Scorpaeniformes  (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Alternative Name: Red Gurnard
Max size: 60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4316); max. published weight: 1,500 g (Ref. 9988); max. reported age: 15 years
Environment: Demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 1 - 200 m
Climate: Subtropical; 34°N - 43°S
Importance: Fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.4-0.6; tm=2-3; tmax=15;)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Delagoa Bay, Mozambique to the Cape, South Africa; common in Australia and New Zealand and reported from Japan and Korea. Also reported from Hong Kong (Ref. 12086).
Diagnosis: Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 – 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 – 16; Vertebrae: 33 – 35. Olive or brownish in color, becomes red when stressed; lower half of the inner part of pectoral fin with large black blotch surrounded by numerous pale spots (Ref. 9771).
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