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Chelidonichthys kumu  (Cuvier, 1829)

Bluefin gurnard
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Common names: Bluefin gurnard, Flying fish, Flying gurnard
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Gomon, M.F., C.J.M. Glover and R.H. Kuiter (eds.), 1994
Importance: subsistence fisheries | Ref: Gomon, M.F., C.J.M. Glover and R.H. Kuiter (eds.), 1994
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Distributed around southern Australia from Shark Bay (WA) to southern Queensland, including Tasmania and Lord Howe Island (Ref. 33616). Commercial fishery: Not fished commercially although those caught in bottom trawls and sometimes with hook and line are of excellent quality (Ref. 33839).
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: https://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Triglinae
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Size / Weight / Age

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)

Length at first maturity
Lm 23.0  range ? - ? cm

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 1 - 200 m (Ref. 4316), usually 75 - 150 m (Ref. 33616)

Climate / Range

Subtropical, preferred 26°C (Ref. 107945); 34°N - 43°S, 15°E - 154°W

Distribution

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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Short description

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).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Threat to humans

  Venomous (Ref. 9771)



Human uses

Fisheries: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7   ±0.57 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.4-0.6; tm=2-3; tmax=15;)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)
Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high