streaked gurnard
Chelidonichthys lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788)
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 streaked gurnard (Chelidonichthys lastoviza), also known as the African gurnard or rock 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 and western Indian Ocean. This species is of commercial importance as a food fish.
Wikipedia contributors, Streaked gurnard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:01:43.129543+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chelidonichthys lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Name authority
- (Bonnaterre, 1788)
- Common name
- streaked 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 lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788)
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 |
| 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Trigla adriatica Gmelin, 1789 Gmelin, 1789 | synonym |
| Trigla lineata Gmelin, 1789 Gmelin, 1789 | synonym |
| Trigloporus lastovitza (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Bonnaterre, 1788) | synonym |
| Trigloporus lineata (Gmelin, 1789) (Gmelin, 1789) | synonym |
| Chelidonichthys africana (Smith, 1934) (Smith, 1934) | synonym |
| Trigla gonotus Rafinesque, 1810 Rafinesque, 1810 | synonym |
| Trigla africana Smith, 1934 Smith, 1934 | synonym |
| Cuculus lineatus Pennant, 1769 Pennant, 1769 | synonym |
| Trigla (Trigloporus) lastoviza Bonnaterre, 1788 Bonnaterre, 1788 | synonym |
| Trigloporus lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Bonnaterre, 1788) | synonym |
| Trigloporus lastoviza africanus (Smith, 1934) (Smith, 1934) | synonym |
| Trigla (Trigloporus) africana Smith, 1934 Smith, 1934 | synonym |
| Trygloporus lastoviza (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Bonnaterre, 1788) | synonym |
| Trigla lastoviza Bonnaterre, 1788 Bonnaterre, 1788 | 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=127261 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:5Y38D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.