Scientific Name
Eutrigla gurnardus

Common Name
Grey gurnard

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).

Classification

Classified By

Linnaeus, 1758

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Searobins (Triglidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco, Madeira, and Iceland. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea (Ref. 4697).

Range

70°N - 20°N, 25°W - 42°E

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

10 m

Depth To - meters

340 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 10 - 340 m (Ref. 56504), usually 10 - 150 m (Ref. 35388)

Trophic Level

3.57 s.e. 0.57 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

60.0 cm

Common Length

30.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.16; tm=3-4; tmax=16; Fec=200,000)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated