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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). |