Fish of the Trigloporus (streaked gurnards) genus of the Triglidae (sea robins or gurnards) family of the suborder Scorpaenoidei of the Scorpaeniformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Streaked gurnard. Photo by © Zelislav Rudolf “Zelko” Slamaj. flickr.com/photos/zelko_slamaj)
Streaked gurnard (Trigloporus lastoviza) was first described in 1788 by the French abbot and naturalist Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752-1804).
It inhabits the depth of 10-150 meters, usually up to 40 meters. It prefers to swim close to the rocky and sandy bottom. The maximum recorded length is 40 cm, specimens about 15 cm long are more common.
(Streaked gurnard. Photo by © Tony Gilbert. flickr.com/photos/tonyjgilbert-images)
It is a permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
When it’s taken out of the water, it makes sounds resembling grunts.
Names of streaked gurnard (Trigloporus lastoviza) in other languages as follows:
Peshku gjel (Albanian), Gestreepte poon (Dutch), Γραμμοκαπόνι (Grammokaponi) (Greek), Rubio (Spanish), Capone ubriaco (Italian), Gestreifter Knurrhahn (German), Kurek pręgopłetwy (Polish), Cabra-riscada (Portuguese), Полосатый морской петух (Polosatyi morskoj petuh) (Russian), Lastavica glavulja (Serbian, Croatian), Mazak balığı (Turkish), Grondin camard (French).