long-finned gurnard
Chelidonichthys obscurus (Walbaum, 1792)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The longfin gurnard (Chelidonichthys obscurus), the long-finned gurnard or shining gurnard, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. This fish is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, including the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. This species is of commercial importance as a food fish.
Wikipedia contributors, Longfin gurnard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:41:12.862223+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chelidonichthys obscurus (Walbaum, 1792)
- Name authority
- (Walbaum, 1792)
- Common name
- long-finned gurnard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Triglidae
- Genus
- Chelidonichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderScorpaenoidei
- familyTriglidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusChelidonichthys Kaup, 1873
- speciesChelidonichthys obscurus (Walbaum, 1792)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chelidonichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| bluefin gurnardChelidonichthys kumu (Cuvier, 1829) | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cape gurnardChelidonichthys capensis (Cuvier, 1829) | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chelidonichthys spinosus (McClelland, 1844) | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| red gurnardChelidonichthys cuculus (Linnaeus, 1758) | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chelidonichthys gabonensis (Poll & Roux, 1955) | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| streaked gurnardChelidonichthys lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788) | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Chelidonichthys obscura (Walbaum, 1792) (Walbaum, 1792) | synonym |
| Aspitrigla obscura (Walbaum, 1792) (Walbaum, 1792) | synonym |
| Aspitrigla obscura (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | synonym |
| Trigla obscura Walbaum, 1792 Walbaum, 1792 | synonym |
| Chelidonichthys obscura (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | synonym |
| Trigla obscura Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127263 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XQVL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.