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Cape gurnard

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Triglidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scorpaeniformes

Genus
  
Chelidonichthys


Similar
  
Bluefin gurnard, Bellator, Bellator egretta

Chelidonichthys capensis, the Cape Gurnard, is a species of sea robin native to the Western Indian Ocean where they occur at depths of from 10–390 metres (33–1,280 ft) and in such countries as Mozambique and Namibia. The species is 75 centimetres (30 in) TL in length and lives maximum to the age of 16. This species is of commercial importance as a food fish.

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Cape gurnard Wikipedia