Fish
Red gurnard
Chelidonichthys cuculus
Brick-red gurnard with an armoured head and the family's three free finger-like pectoral rays for 'walking' the seabed. A conspicuous row of bony plates runs along the straight side-line; pectoral fins are plain reddish (no bold patch). Smaller than the tub gurnard.
Usually seen at
28-120 m (median 65 m)
Size
Medium (10–50 cm)
Habitat
Sandy bottom
Behaviour
On bottom
Where it's seen
Occurrence records around the UK & north-east Atlantic (OBIS). The ringed marker is the PEBL filming site.
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