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Chelidonichthys capensis (Cuvier, 1829)

Cape gurnard
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Namibia country information

Common names: Gurnard, Kaapse knorhaan, Kap-knurrhahn
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Okeyo, D.O., 2005
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Ranges from Cape Fria southward (Ref. 4316). Caught mainly in bottom trawls and occasionally by shore anglers (Ref. 36731). Also Ref. 3687, 27121.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/wa.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.benefit.org.na/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bianchi, G., K.E. Carpenter, J.-P. Roux, F.J. Molloy, D. Boyer and H.J. Boyer, 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Grondin du Cap, Rubio del Cabo, Gurnard, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > 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 Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 390 m (Ref. 4316).   Subtropical; 18°S - 36°S, 12°E - 36°E

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