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Grey gurnard

Eutrigla gurnardus

Elongated, armour-headed seabed fish that 'walks' on three free finger-like rays beneath each large fan-shaped pectoral fin. Greyish-brown with a white-spotted, nearly straight side-line; the dark blotch on the first (spiny) dorsal fin is the giveaway.

Usually seen at

18-125 m (median 59 m)

Size

Medium (10-50 cm)

Habitat

Sandy bottom

Behaviour

On bottom

Where it's seen

Occurrence records around the UK and north-east Atlantic (OBIS).

55°N50°N10°W0°E
fewermore records PEBL site

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