Fish of the Eutrigla (grey gurnards) genus of the Triglidae (sea robins or gurnards) family of the suborder Scorpaenoidei of the Scorpaeniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Grey gurnard. Photo by © Olve Utne. alnakka.net)
Grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) was first described in 1758 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778).
It inhabits the depth of 10-340 meters, usually 10-150 meters. It prefers to swim close to the sandy, rocky, and less often – oozy bottom. The maximum recorded length is 60 cm, specimens up to 30 cm long are more common. It feeds on shrimps, crabs and small fish.
(Grey gurnard. Photo by © Johnny Jensen. fishbase.org)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea. When it’s taken out of the water, it makes sounds resembling grunts.
Names of grey gurnard (Eutrigla gurnardus) in other languages as follows:
Gjel gri (Albanian), Grauwe poon (Dutch), Γκριζοκαπόνι (Grizokaponi) (Greek), Borracho (Spanish), Cappone gorno (Italian), Grauer Knurrhahn (German), Kurek szary (Polish), Cabra-morena (Portuguese), Обыкновенный морской петух (Obyknovennyi morskoj petuh) (Russian), Kokot sivac, Sivi kokot (Serbian, Croatian), Sivi krulec (Slovenian), Benekli kırlangıç balığı (Turkish), Grondin gris (French).