Gabon gurnard
| Gabon gurnard | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Triglidae |
| Genus: | Chelidonichthys |
| Subgenus: | Chelidonichthys |
| Species: | C. gabonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Chelidonichthys gabonensis | |
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The Gabon gurnard (Chelidonichthys gabonensis) is a
ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. This species is found in the East Central and Western Atlantic Ocean where they occur at depths of from 15–200 metres (49–656 ft) and also in Cape Verde and the Gulf of Guinea. The species maximum length is 32 centimetres (13 in) TL
, but can be as small as 20 centimetres (7.9 in). This species is of commercial importance as a food fish.
References
- . Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Chelidonichthys gabonensis" in FishBase. February 2022 version.
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