Tub gurnard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tub gurnard lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chelidonichthys lucerna
Group	Bony fish
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Scorpaeniformes
Family	Triglidae

Where does the tub gurnard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tub gurnard in 13 countries and territories across Europe.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the tub gurnard endangered?

The tub gurnard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the tub gurnard?

The tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna) is a ray-finned fish in the order Scorpaeniformes and the family Triglidae, genus Chelidonichthys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tub gurnard

The tub gurnard (Chelidonichthys lucerna), also known as the sapphirine gurnard, tube-fish, tubfish or yellow gurnard, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triglidae, the gurnards and sea robins. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. It is exploited by commercial fisheries as a food fish.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tub gurnard (revision 1373678297), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q630618 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).