Sea fish
Red gurnard
Chelidonichthys cuculus
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Other names: Kırmızı kırlangıç
- Family
- Triglidae
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Where is Red gurnard caught?
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Aegean Sea fishing spots
Mediterranean fishing spots
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A listed spot is not a guarantee of a catch.
Aegean Sea
Season and suitable conditions
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Mediterranean
Season and suitable conditions
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There is no season data for this species yet.
Missing data does not mean an unproductive period.
Habitat
Where it lives and in what kind of water: ranges compiled by the research.
Rarely caught on a line from the shore.
Depth
15–400 m
mostly 30–250 m
Water temperature
2.9–23.9 °C
ideal 10.3–19.5 °C
Salinity
Full-strength seawater
18–39.2 ‰
Bottom
Lives close to the bottom
- Sand
- Sand and gravel
- Gravel
- Rock
- Sand, gravel and rock
Ranges from FishBase, AquaMaps and the literature; a general tendency, not a hard limit.
Confidence: shore type high, temperature medium
Fishing rules
The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.
Before you go, check local area and method restrictions.
Species profile
- Scientific name
- Chelidonichthys cuculus
- Family
- Triglidae
- Order
- Perciformes
- Water type
- Saltwater
- Seas
- Aegean Sea, Mediterranean
- Other names
- Dikenli kırlangıç, Kırmızı kırlangıç
Frequently asked questions
Which seas is Red gurnard found in?
In our records Red gurnard appears in these seas: Aegean Sea, Mediterranean.
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