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Chelidonichthys kumu (Cuvier, 1829)

Bluefin gurnard
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Triglinae
Etymology: Chelidonichthys: Greek, chelidon, -onos = swift, as black as a swift + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 200 m (Ref. 4316), usually 75 - 150 m (Ref. 33616). Subtropical; 34°N - 43°S, 15°E - 154°W

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Indo-West Pacific: Delagoa Bay, Mozambique to the Cape, South Africa; common in Australia and New Zealand and reported from Japan and Korea. Also reported from Hong Kong (Ref. 12086).

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Maturity: Lm 21.2  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4316); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9258); max. published weight: 1.5 kg (Ref. 9988); max. reported age: 15 years (Ref. 9072)

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Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 33 - 35. Olive or brownish in color, becomes red when stressed; lower half of the inner part of pectoral fin with large black blotch surrounded by numerous pale spots (Ref. 9771).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found from estuaries to edge of continental shelves over sand and sandy shell seabed (Ref. 9258). Reported to be often found in rivers (Ref. 4316). Juveniles may occur in bays (Ref. 33616). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Dorsal spine reported to be venomous (Ref. 9771). Neither anterolateral glandular grooves nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406). Current information in the table (dangerous fish) do not match; needs verification. Excellent food fish (Ref. 9771). Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten pan-fried, broiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).

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Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Triglidae. p. 486-488. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4316)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Venomous (Ref. 9771)





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Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 13.3 - 25, mean 19.3 °C (based on 186 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5010   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00407 - 0.01480), b=3.07 (2.90 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.57 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.7 (1.9 - 3.0) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 10 growth studies.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.4-0.6; tm=2-3; tmax=15;).
Prior r = 0.36, 95% CL = 0.24 - 0.55, Based on 1 data-limited stock assessment.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Moderate to high vulnerability (45 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 88.2 [46.4, 215.9] mg/100g; Iron = 1.09 [0.59, 2.04] mg/100g; Protein = 19.3 [18.0, 20.7] %; Omega3 = 0.381 [0.173, 1.076] g/100g; Selenium = 41.3 [20.5, 90.6] μg/100g; VitaminA = 7.38 [2.92, 18.85] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.753 [0.531, 1.080] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.