Alan Davidson

Grey Gurnard

Chelidonichthys (Eutrigla) gurnardus (Linnaeus)

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By Alan Davidson

Published 1980

  • About

Family Triglidae

  • Portuguese: Cabra morena
  • Spanish: Borracho, Perlon
  • French: Grondin gris
  • Dutch: Grauwe poon
  • German: Grauer Knurrhahn
  • Polish: Kurek
  • Russian: Morskoi petukh
  • Swedish: Knorrhane, Knot
  • Norwegian: Knurr
  • Danish: Grá knurhane
  • Icelandic: Urrari
  • Other: Crúdán or Cnúdán (Irish, of all gurnards)

REMARKS Maximum length around 60 cm. Back and sides are usually grey or greyish brown, with lots of small pale spots, but may have a red tinge (which would account for the first Spanish name, meaning drunkard). Note the black mark on the first dorsal fin.