Gurnard
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- Sea robinSea robinSea robins, also known as gurnard, are bottom-feeding scorpaeniform fishes in the family Triglidae. They get their name from their large pectoral fins, which, when swimming, open and close like a bird's wings in flight....
, fish of the family Triglidae, including:- Bluefin gurnardBluefin gurnardThe bluefin gurnard, Chelidonichthys brachyoptera, is a searobin of the family Triglidae, found in the western Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean being common around Australia and New Zealand at depths down to 200 m...
- Tub gurnardTub GurnardThe tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna is a species of bottom-dwelling coastal fish with a spiny armored head and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom...
- Red gurnardRed gurnardThe red gurnard, Chelidonichthys spinosus, is a fish in the genus Chelidonichthys....
- Grey gurnard
- Scaly gurnardScaly gurnardThe scaly gurnard, Lepidotrigla brachyoptera, is a searobin of the family Triglidae, found around New Zealand including the Kermadec Islands, at depths of between 35 and 300 m. Its length is up to 15 cm.-References:...
- Eastern spiny gurnard
- Spotted gurnardSpotted gurnardThe spotted gurnard, Pterygotrigla picta, is a searobin of the family Triglidae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans at depths between 200 and 500 m. Its length is up to 35 cm.-References:...
- Bluefin gurnard
- Flying gurnard refers to the species of fish Dactylopterus volitansDactylopterus volitansThe flying gurnard, Dactylopterus volitans, is a fish of tropical to warm temperate waters on both sides of the Atlantic, found as far north as New Jersey and south as Brazil, and from the English Channel to Angola....
, and to the family DactylopteridaeDactylopteridaeThe flying gurnards are a family, Dactylopteridae, of marine fish notable for their greatly enlarged pectoral fins. As they cannot literally fly, an alternative name preferred by some authors is helmet gurnards...
, which also includes:- Spotwing flying gurnardSpotwing flying gurnardThe spotwing flying gurnard, Dactyloptena macracantha, is an unusual looking fish because of its huge pectoral fins. The fish has dark spots and wavy lines on the fins...
- Oriental flying gurnardOriental flying gurnardThe oriental flying gurnard, Dactyloptena orientalis, is a flying gurnard of the family Dactylopteridae. This flying gurnard inhabits the Indo-Pacific Oceans at depths to...
- Spotwing flying gurnard
Other
- Gurnard, Isle of WightGurnard, Isle of WightGurnard is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, two miles to the west of Cowes. Gurnard sits on the edge of Gurnard Bay, enjoyed by the Gurnard Sailing Club.Gurnard's main street features a pub , a few shops and a few houses...
, a village on the Isle of Wight in England, on- Gurnard BayGurnard BayGurnard Bay is a bay on the north west coast of the Isle of Wight, England, in the western arm of the Solent. It lies to the north west of the village of Gurnard from which it takes its name. Its shoreline is 2km in length and is gently curving. It stretches from Gurnard Head in the west to Egypt...
- Gurnard Bay
- USS Gurnard (SS-254)USS Gurnard (SS-254), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gurnard, a trigloid fish having three free pectoral rays, a food fish of the genus Trigla. The striped gurnard inhabits the South Atlantic....
, a United States Navy submarine of the Gato class - USS Gurnard (SSN-662)USS Gurnard (SSN-662)USS Gurnard , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gurnard, a food fish of the genus Trigla and part of the sea robin family.-Construction and commissioning:...
, a United States Navy nuclear fast attack submarine of the Sturgeon Class - Short GurnardShort GurnardThe Short Gurnard was a single-engined two-seat biplane naval fighter, built in the United Kingdom to an Air Ministry specification in 1929. It failed to win production orders and only two flew.-Design and development:...
, a fighter biplane