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Red Gurnard,Swimming

Reference

IB1417

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Gurnards - TRIGLIDAE

Common Name

Red Gurnard,Swimming

Scientific Name

Chelidonichthys kumu-ANIMA

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Gurnards are bottom dwellers, usually found over sandy or muddy substrates. They reach a maximum length of about 1 m. They are capable of producing grunting or chirping sounds by expelling gas from the swim bladder.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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