Grey gurnard
| Eutrigla gurnardus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ||||
| Family: | Triglidae (Searobins) |
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| Order: | Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Grey gurnard | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco, Madeira, Iceland (Ref. 2723), including Greenland (Ref. 115160). Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea (Ref. 4697). | |||
| Adult biology: | Common on sandy grounds, sometimes on rocky bottoms, and also on mud between coastline to 140 m depth. Up to depth of 340 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Feeds on crustaceans, mostly shrimps and shore crabs; fishes, mostly gobies, flatfish, young herring and sand eels. Makes croaking sounds (Ref. 9987). Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten fried and baked (Ref. 9987). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Armature on the head develops at about 7 mm. Radially arranged melanophores along the outer marginal region of the pectorals. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | temperate; 71°N - 21°N | |||
| Main Ref: | Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37) | |||
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| Checked by: Giovanardi, Otello |
Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Papasissi, Christine |
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