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Chelidonichthys cuculus  (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red gurnard
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Portugal country information

Common names: Cabra, Cabra vermelha, Cabra-vermelha
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist: Portugal
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/po.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bauchot, M.-L., 1987
National Database: Portuguese Freshwater Fishes

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Triglinae
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3397); common length : 27.6 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3294); common length :20.4 cm FL (female); max. reported age: 21 years (Ref. 26811)

Length at first maturity
Lm 26.6  range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 400 m, usually 30 - 250 m (Ref. 35388)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred ?; 62°N - 15°N, 32°W - 42°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: British Isles (occasionally Norway) to Mauritania (including Madeira and Azores); throughout the Mediterranean (Ref. 3687); and Black Sea (Ref. 57855, 58342).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-18; Anal soft rays: 16 - 18. Head large, without deep occipital groove. First dorsal spine serrate anteriorly, second spine not elongate. Lateral line scales plate-like expanded vertically. Breast and anterior part of belly without scales. Vertebrae 36-37 (13-14 precaudal and 22-23 caudal). Pectoral fin with last 3 rays free. Snout steep, prolonged forward by a denticulated and bilobed flattened rostrum.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occasionally forms schools. Found over sand and gravel, crag, and rocks in the continental shelf (Ref. 2723). Feeds on benthic crustaceans, other invertebrates and bottom-dwelling fishes (Ref.4697).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Harmless



Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.8   ±0.1 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.3; tm=2)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high