Fish
Tub gurnard
Chelidonichthys lucerna
The largest UK gurnard: reddish, armour-headed, walking on three free finger-like pectoral rays. The give-away is the enormous fan pectoral fins, vivid peacock-blue and green with a bright blue edge, flared when it moves.
Usually seen at
9-55 m (median 17 m)
Size
Large (over 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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