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Red gurnard

Chelidonichthys spinosus (McClelland, 1844)

Status not recordedbony fish

The red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus) is a species in the family Triglidae, order Perciformes.

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Quick facts about the red gurnard

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 red gurnard live?

Not recorded

Is the red gurnard 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 red gurnard classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderPerciformes
  5. familyTriglidae
  6. genusChelidonichthys
  7. SpeciesChelidonichthys spinosus (McClelland, 1844)

Synonyms Trigla spinosa

Other names and names in other languages (9)
  • Spiny red gurnardEnglish
  • štítník skvrněnýCzech
  • ホウボウJapanese
  • 성대Korean
  • Falso-voador-borboletaPortuguese
  • 雞角Chinese
  • 棘綠鰭魚Chinese
  • 棘黑角魚Chinese
  • 角仔魚Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the red gurnard

Other species in the same genus Chelidonichthys.

Tub

Chelidonichthys lucerna

TriglidaeNo free photo yet

Soldier

Chelidonichthys cuculus

TriglidaeNo free photo yet

Gurnard

Chelidonichthys kumu

TriglidaeNo free photo yet

Gurnard

Chelidonichthys capensis

TriglidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the red gurnard?

The red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus) belongs to the family Triglidae in the order Perciformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-gurnard

MLA

“Red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-gurnard.

BibTeX
@misc{red_gurnard_2026,
  title = {Red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-gurnard},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}