Grey gurnard
📖 Overview
Common on sandy grounds, sometimes on rocky bottoms, and also on mud between coastline to 140 m depth. Up to depth of 340 m in the eastern Ionian Sea . Feeds on crustaceans, mostly shrimps and shore crabs; fishes, mostly gobies, flatfish, young herring and sand eels. Makes croaking sounds . Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten fried and baked .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Head large without deep occipital groove. Vertebrae 37-39 (11-13 precaudal and 25-27 caudal).: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Grey gurnard is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Grey gurnard is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
The young are pelagic until attaining a length of 3 cm.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 10 - 340 m , usually 10 - 150 m . Temperate; 71°N - 21°N, 49°W - 42°E known from the Mediterranean and Black Sea (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
crustaceans, mostly shrimps and shore crabs; fishes, mostly gobies, flatfish, young herring and sand
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🍽️ Edibility & Flavour
"Grey gurnard is an edible species."
- Clear, bright eyes — cloudy eyes indicate age
- Firm flesh that springs back when pressed
- Fresh ocean smell, never strong or ammonia-like
- Bright red or pink gills, not grey or brown
- Shiny, moist skin with scales tightly attached
- Cloudy or sunken eyes
- Strong fishy or ammonia odour
- Soft, mushy flesh that doesn't spring back
- Discoloured or dry flesh
⚡ Nutrition
Per 100g cooked - Source: USDA FoodData Central
| Nutrient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Protein | 17.6 g |
| Omega-3 (total) | 682 mg |
🔬 Mercury Safety
Mercury data for Grey gurnard has not yet been assigned. Please consult FDA/EPA guidance for general seafood safety advice.
🌿 Sustainability
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Grey Gurnard |
| 🌍BRE | Korn glas · ch'orn glaz · gogez |
| 🏳️Catalan | Lluerna verda |
| 🌍CES | štítník šedý |
| 🌍CYM | Chwyrnwyr Llwyd · chwyrnwr llwyd |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Grå knurhane |
| 🇩🇪German | Grauer Knurrhahn · Knurrhahn |
| 🌍ELL | Γκριζοκαπόνι |
| 🌍EUS | Perloi beltz |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Kyhmykurnusimppu |
| 🇫🇷French | Grondin gris · grondin |
| 🌍GLA | crooner |
| 🌍GLE | cnúdán · crúdán |
| 🌍ISL | urrari |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Capone corno · Capone gorno |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | grauwe poon · grauwe poon, knorhaan · knorhaan · poon |
| 🌍NNO | gråknurr · knurr · ryt · prest · rinald · snork · svintryt |
| 🌍NOB | knurr · prest · rinald · snork · svintryt · gråknurr · ryt |
| 🇳🇴Norwegian | knurr |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Kurek szary · kurek |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Falso-voador-guardião · ruivo |
| 🇷🇺Russian | morskoi petukh · Морской петух серый · Серая тригла |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Escarcho Gris · borracho · perla · perlón · rubio |
| 🇸🇪Swedish | knorrhane · knot |
| 🌍TUR | benekli kirlangic |
| 🌍UKR | Морський півень сірий · Тригла сіра |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 真魴鮄 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelidonichthys gurnardus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Eutrigla gunardus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Eutrigla gurnardus gurnardus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Eutrigla gurnardus milvus | Lacepède | 1801 | Synonym |
| Eutriglia gurnardus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Eutroigla gurnardus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Trigla gurnardus | Linnaeus | 1758 | Synonym |
| Trigla milvus | Lacepède | 1801 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 28 records indexed .
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