Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-19; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18 (Smith and Heemstra 2003)
Western Indian Ocean: southern Mozambique southward to Table Bay, South Africa.
Between Cape Town and Durban (Booth 1997)
Unknown
Epibenthic predator feeding predominantly on gammarid amphipods, small brachyurans and small teleosts (Meyer and Smale 1991)
The adult population was male dominated with a sex ratio of 1 female : 1┬À2 males with the mean size of males and females being similar. The lesser gurnard is an iteroparous species with females maturing by the end of the first year of life (195 mm LT), thereafter spawning throughout the year with reproductive activity peaking over spring and late summer (Booth 1997)
Inshore, Offshore (>30m)
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
Occurrence in African countries and South African provinces. Residence status indicates if a taxon is indigenous, endemic, or alien in a specific region. This data is based on specimen records and literature.
FSA
SA
BOT
NAM
ESW
LES
WC
EC
NC
FS
GA
KZN
LP
MP
NW
Absent
Indigenous
Endemic
Naturalised
Invasive
Names and Sources
| Common Name | Language |
|---|---|
| Kleiner Knorhaan | Af |
| Lesser Gurnard | En |
Classification
KINGDOM Animalia
PHYLUM Chordata
CLASS Actinopterygii
ORDER Scorpaeniformes
FAMILY Triglidae
GENUS Chelidonichthys
SPECIES queketti
No results found for Chelidonichthys queketti (Regan, 1904)
Caught in the trawl fisheries both inshore and in deep water.
0 results for Chelidonichthys queketti (Regan, 1904)
Year
Province
This map contains point-based occurrences at different locations
2003
BOOK
Smith's Sea FishesSmith, JLB, Heemstra, P. 2003. Smith's Sea Fishes. Cape Town. Struik Publishers pp.1047.
1999
BOOK
FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of NamibiaBianchi, G, Carpenter, K.E., Roux, J.-P., Molloy, F.J., Boyer, D., Boyer, H.J.. 1999. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Namibia. Rome. FAO pp.250.
1997
JOURNAL ARTICLE
On the life history of the lesser gurnard (Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae) inhabiting the Agulhas Bank, South AfricaBooth, AJ. 1997. On the life history of the lesser gurnard (Scorpaeniformes: Triglidae) inhabiting the Agulhas Bank, South Africa Vol. 51.
1991
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Predation patterns of demersal teleosts from the south and west coasts of South AfricaMeyer, M., Smale, M.. 1991. Predation patterns of demersal teleosts from the south and west coasts of South Africa Vol. 11.
