Chelidonichthys lastoviza

(Bonnaterre, 1788)

Vernacular names
English : Streaked gurnard
French : Grondin strié

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Perciformes
Family : Triglidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach a maximum length of 40 cm. Big head with very short snout and steep forehead. Adults are bright red with brownish transversal bands on flanks. Lower flanks and belly pinkish to white. Blue margin on pectoral fins.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in Eastern Atlantic Ocean from Baltic Sea to Angola. Another population occurs down to South Africa then to Mozambique.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species seems to be fairly common, especially in the Atlantic part of its range. Occurs in protected areas, facing no current threats.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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