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Soldier

Chelidonichthys cuculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbony fish

The soldier (Chelidonichthys cuculus) is a species in the family Triglidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the soldier

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the soldier live?

Not recorded

Is the soldier endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the soldier classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyTriglidae
  6. genusChelidonichthys
  7. SpeciesChelidonichthys cuculus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Aspitrigla cuculus, Chelidonichthys cululus, Cheliodonichthys cuculus, Trigla cuculus, Trigla grunniens, Trigla pini

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • East Atlantic red gurnardEnglish
  • Red gurnardEnglish
  • grundinBreton
  • Lluerna rojaCatalan
  • štítník kukaččíCzech
  • ysgyfarnog fôrWelsh
  • tværstribet knurhaneDanish
  • KnurrhahnGerman
  • ΑσπιδοκαπόνιGreek
  • CucoSpanish
  • Perloi kukuBasque
  • punakurnusimppuFinnish
  • grondinFrench
  • Capone coccioItalian
  • tverrstripet knurrNorwegian Bokmål
  • poonDutch
  • tverrstripa knurrNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Cabra-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Красный морской петухRussian
  • peshku qyqeAlbanian
  • rödknotSwedish
  • dikenli kirlangicTurkish
  • Тригла червонаUkrainian
  • 紅體綠鰭魚Chinese
  • ch'orn rhûBreton
  • Lluerna vermellaCatalan
  • Ysgyfarnogod MôrWelsh
  • KuckucksknurrhahnGerman
  • SeekuckuckGerman
  • AreteSpanish
  • EscachoSpanish
  • Escarcho RojoSpanish
  • PeonaSpanish
  • RubioSpanish
  • grondin pinFrench
  • grondin rougeFrench
  • blauwvinpoonDutch
  • Engelse poonDutch
  • Engelse soldaatDutch
  • knorhaanDutch
  • CabrinhaPortuguese
  • Falso-voador-do-MediterrâneoPortuguese
  • Морской петух красныйRussian
  • peshku gjel i kuqAlbanian
  • Dikenli KırlangıçTurkish
  • Морський півень червонийUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the soldier

Other species in the same genus Chelidonichthys.

Tub

Chelidonichthys lucerna

TriglidaeNo free photo yet

Gurnard

Chelidonichthys kumu

TriglidaeNo free photo yet

Red gurnard

Chelidonichthys spinosus

TriglidaeNo free photo yet

Gurnard

Chelidonichthys capensis

TriglidaeNo free photo yet

CompareSoldier vs TubSoldier vs GurnardSoldier vs Offing gurnardSoldier vs Red gurnard

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the soldier?

The soldier (Chelidonichthys cuculus) belongs to the family Triglidae in the order Perciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Soldier (Chelidonichthys cuculus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chelidonichthys-cuculus

MLA

“Soldier (Chelidonichthys cuculus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chelidonichthys-cuculus.

BibTeX
@misc{chelidonichthys_cuculus_2026,
  title = {Soldier (Chelidonichthys cuculus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chelidonichthys-cuculus},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}