Animalia > Chordata > Scorpaeniformes > Triglidae > Chelidonichthys > Chelidonichthys queketti

Chelidonichthys queketti (Lesser gurnard; Gurnard)

Synonyms: Chelidonyctis queketti; Trigla queketti
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Wikipedia Abstract

Chelidonichthys queketti, the Lesser gurnard, is a species of sea robin native to Western Indian Ocean, southern Mozambique and can also be found in Table Bay, South Africa where they occur at depths of 150 metres (490 ft). The species is 35 centimetres (14 in) TL long and can live up to 7 years. This species is of commercial importance as a food fish.
View Wikipedia Record: Chelidonichthys queketti

Attributes

Female Maturity [1]  1 year 8 months
Maximum Longevity [1]  7 years

Prey / Diet

Lophogaster challengeri[2]
Paracallionymus costatus (Ladder dragonet)[2]
Sepia australis (southern cuttlefish)[2]

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.
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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