bluefin gurnard
Chelidonichthys kumu (Cuvier, 1829)
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.
Chelidonichthys kumu, Cape Town, South Africa
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Open encyclopedia reference
The bluefin gurnard or Pacific red gurnard (Chelidonichthys kumu) is a species of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. Its Māori names are kumukumu and pūwahaiau. It is found in the western Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, being common around Australia and New Zealand at depths down to 200 metres (660 ft). The fish is one of the most important commercial fish species in New Zealand.
Wikipedia contributors, Bluefin gurnard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:56:21.309747+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chelidonichthys kumu (Cuvier, 1829)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Common name
- bluefin 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 kumu (Cuvier, 1829)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| long-finned gurnardChelidonichthys obscurus (Walbaum, 1792) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Trigla kumu Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | synonym |
| Trigla peronii Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829 | 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=218122 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.
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:5Y2WD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.