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Chelidonichthys kumu (Cuvier, 1829)

Bluefin gurnard
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Hong Kong country information

Common names: 綠鰭魚, 花角魚, 角魚
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: To, A.W.L., K.S.H. Ching and S.K.H. Shea, 2013
Importance: commercial | Ref: Lai, N.-W., 2023
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Tai Tam Bay (Ref. 125338); Mirs Bay, Tolo Channel, and Tolo Harbour (Ref. 126271). Also reported from sandy-muddy areas in Crescent Island, Sharp Island, and Trio Island. Rare. Only a single individual was observed at each site (Ref. 128523). Sold in wet markets (Ref. 129440). Also Ref. 12086, 125407.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/hk.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Ni, I.-H. and K.-Y. Kwok, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Triglinae
Etymology: Chelidonichthys: Greek, chelidon, -onos = swift, as black as a swift + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; salobre demersal; rango de profundidad 1 - 200 m (Ref. 4316), usually 75 - 150 m (Ref. 33616).   Subtropical; 34°N - 43°S, 15°E - 154°W

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