Scientific Name	Chelidonichthys kumu   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Cuvier, 1829)	Depth	1 - 200M
Chinese	黑角魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	角魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F310　Triglidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	綠鰭魚
Max Length	60 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	雞角、角仔魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、North、North East、PonFu
Habitats	Benthos、Estuary、Fresh Water、Coastal	Holotype Locality	New Zealand [southwestern Pacific]
Synonyms	Chelidonichthys spinosus, Trigla kumu, Trigla peronii
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0073418. ASIZP0073698. ASIZP0073992. ASIZP0079441. ASIZP0916410. FRIP00235. FRIP00236. NMMBP03226. NMMBP04142. NMMBP04307. NMMSTP00406. NMNSF00466. NTMP0590. NTMP1234. NTMP1348. NTUM01566. NTUM01567. NTUM01568. NTUM01569.
Common Name	Red gurnard; Searobin; Bluefin gurnard; Kumu gurnard
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with XI to X spines and 15-16 soft rays; anal fin with 14-16 soft rays; vertebrae: 33-35. Olive or brownish in color, becomes red when stressed; lower half of the inner part of pectoral fin with large black blotch surrounded by numerous pale spots.
habitats	Found from estuaries to edge of continental shelves over sand and sandy shell seabed. Reported to be often found in rivers. Juveniles may occur in bays. Dorsal spine reported to be venomous. Excellent food fish. Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten pan-fried,
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Delagoa Bay, Mozambique to the Cape, South Africa; common in Australia and New Zealand and Taiwan and reported from Japan and Korea. Also reported from Hong Kong.
Utility	Commercial food species and with venomous.