grey gurnard
Eutrigla gurnardus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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 grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea. It is caught as a food fish and is known for producing sounds. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Eutrigla.
Wikipedia contributors, Grey gurnard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:57:17.852110+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Eutrigla gurnardus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- grey gurnard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Triglidae
- Genus
- Eutrigla
- 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
- genusEutrigla Fraser-Brunner, 1938
- speciesEutrigla gurnardus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Trigla gurnardus Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Trigla milvus Lacepède, 1801 Lacepède, 1801 | synonym |
| Eutriglia gurnardus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Eutrigla gurnardus gurnardus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Eutrigla gurnardus milvus (Lacepède, 1801) (Lacepède, 1801) | synonym |
| Chelidonichthys gurnardus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Eutrigla gunardus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Eutroigla gurnardus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | 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=150637 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:6HKHX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.