gurnard

• Substantivo que designa um tipo de peixe marinho bentônico costeiro, caracterizado por cabeça blindada com espinhos e nadadeiras peitorais com raios livres em forma de dedos, usados para rastejar pelo fundo do mar. No Brasil, esse nome corresponde principalmente aos peixes da família Triglidae, conhecidos como cabra ou peixe-cabra.

A noun referring to a type of bottom-dwelling coastal fish characterized by a spiny armored head and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea floor.

1. Bottom-dwelling fishC1formal

   A type of coastal fish that lives on the sea floor, characterized by a spiny, armored head and finger-like pectoral fins used for crawling along the seabed.

   Peixe-fundo

   • The gurnard uses its specialized fins to walk across the ocean floor.
   • Fishermen often catch gurnard while trawling for other species.
   • The spiny head of the gurnard provides protection from predators.