Chelidonichthys obscurus The longfin gurnard

Chelidonichthys obscurus The longfin gurnard

The longfin gurnard (Chelidonichthys obscurus), the long-finned gurnard or shining 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, including the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. This species is of commercial importance as a food fish.
Etymology meaning
Chelidonichthys: Greek, chelidon, -onos = swift, as black as a swift + Greek, ichthys = fish
late Middle English: from Old French obscur, from Latin obscurus ‘dark’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover’.Oxford Languages
Greece Chalkidiki
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