Grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)

Scientific name: Eutrigla gurnardus Linnaeus, 1758

Grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus)

The Grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Triglidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, Norway to Morocco, Madeira, and Iceland. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea.

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. Feeds on crustaceans, mostly shrimps and shore crabs; fishes, mostly gobies, flatfish, young herring and sand eels. Makes croaking sounds. Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten fried and baked.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eutrigla gurnardus
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
10–340 m (33–1115 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 10 - 340 m, usually 10 - 150 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Norway to Morocco, Madeira, and Iceland. Also known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.16; tm=3-4; tmax=16; Fec=200,000)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Last updated