Eutrigla gurnardus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Grey gurnard
photo by JJPhoto

Family:  Triglidae (Searobins), subfamily: Triglinae
Max. size:  60 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 956.0 g
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 10 - 340 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco, Madeira, Iceland (Ref. 2723), including Greenland (Ref. 115160). Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea (Ref. 4697).
Diagnosis:  Head large without deep occipital groove. Vertebrae 37-39 (11-13 precaudal and 25-27 caudal).
Biology:  Common on sandy grounds, sometimes on rocky bottoms, and also on mud between coastline to 140 m depth. Up to depth of 340 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504). Feeds on crustaceans, mostly shrimps and shore crabs; fishes, mostly gobies, flatfish, young herring and sand eels. Makes croaking sounds (Ref. 9987). Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten fried and baked (Ref. 9987).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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