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Fish of sea


Gurnard gray and Grondin
Not quite large but large chatterers

Description

The family of whose parties the Gurnards make have specific features. They have two dorsal fins, of which 1st which is thorny, is shorter than the second which is with soft departments. The members of this family have also faculty to cause deaf using their swim bladder, of or the name of Gurnard. In addition to those forwarded here, there exists also the Gurnard duck (), the red Gurnard () and the Gurnard quadrant ()
The Gurnard, whose color is in brown/orange and sometimes completely reddish, has long pectoral fins which go up to the level of the anal fin. It is armed with the top with each pectoral fin with prickly. In the big family of the Gurnards, the aforementioned has more lengthened head.
The Gray Gurnard has, on its side line, of the scales larger than on the rest of the body with on each one a prickly exchange. Its body is generally rather in gray-brown, with alternatives going from brown clearly to the dark gray. It forwards on its 1st dorsal fin a black spot, quite visible.

Implantation

(or Gurnards) populates all the seas. The Gray Gurnard and Gurnard have little thing close the same geographical distribution. The Gurnard is present of the Mediterranean at the Black Sea, and it is possible to meet her of Norway until


Gurnard

Scientific name:
Family:
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Maximum weight: g (1,g on average)
Maximum size: 75 cm (average 50 with to 60 cm)
Lifespan: 8 years
Period of abrasion: May at July
Bridge: ?

Gray gurnard

Scientific name:
Family:
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Maximum weight: up to g
Maximum size: 45 cm
Lifespan:  
Period of abrasion: April at August
Bridge: 001 009 to 706 006

 

Mauritania. The Gray Gurnard is him also present of the Mediterranean at the Black Sea but one also finds it in the north of Norway, on the south of Iceland and with the accesses of Morocco.

Lifestyle

The Gurnard lives in depths going of 20 with more than , on muddy sandy funds, to see those papered of gravels.

It nourishes primarily small fish like sardines and sprats, of alevins of all kinds. If the young people venture sometimes close to the beaches, the Gurnard is regarded by certain specialists as a rather rare species.
The Gray Gurnard appreciates the depths ranging between 19 and r. It attends the same funds as the Gurnard, but it is not rare to find it on rock funds. It nourishes small fish and small animals found on the funds. In summer, it approaches the coasts until entering in the estuaries. Its sexual maturity is towards 3 or 4 years, that is to say when it measures between 18 and 24 cm.

Fish

One can estimate that if the family understands a hundred species distributed on all the seas, the Gurnards are not threatened. However with the yarn of our search, we discover mentions making state of a certain scarcity for several of them (!?!)

If the pulpit of the Gurnard is very appreciated here and there, it is undoubtedly necessary to preserve the small subjects so that they become the beautiful ones and good fish.

     

 

 To identify it well

 

 

 

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