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Longfin gurnard

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Chelidonichthys obscurus

Higher classification
  
Smallscaled gurnards

Genus
  
Chelidonichthys

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Smallscaled gurnards, Streaked gurnard, Piper gurnard, Sea robins, Lepidotrigla cavillone

Chelidonichthys obscurus, the Longfin gurnard, is a species of sea robin that can be found in such seas as Aegean and Black Seas and from British Isles to Mauritania. They are also common in East Atlantic Ocean where they occur at depths of 170 metres (560 ft). The species is 34 centimetres (13 in) TL. This species is of commercial importance as a food fish.

References

Longfin gurnard Wikipedia