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Chelidonichthys capensis (Gurnard; Cape gurnard)

Synonyms: Chelidonyctis capensis; Trigla capensis
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Wikipedia Abstract

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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Attributes

Female Maturity [1]  3 years
Maximum Longevity [1]  16 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve II 256073 Western Cape, South Africa  
Tsitsikamma National Park II 34343 Southern Cape, South Africa  

Prey / Diet

Caffrogobius agulhensis (Agulhas goby)[2]
Paracallionymus costatus (Ladder dragonet)[2]
Pterygosquilla armata[2]
Sepia australis (southern cuttlefish)[3]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Predators

Arctocephalus pusillus (Brown Fur Seal)[2]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Corynosoma strumosum[4]
Derogenes varicus[4]
Helicometra fasciata[4]
Scolex pleuronectis[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 3CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0