Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)
FBname: Grey gurnard
Comments: Common on sandy grounds, sometimes on rocky bottoms, and also on mud between coastline to 140 m depth.  Up to depth of 340 m in the eastern Ionian Sea (Ref. 56504).  Feeds on crustaceans, mostly shrimps and shore crabs; fishes, mostly gobies, flatfish, young herring and sand eels.  Makes croaking sounds (Ref. 9987).  Utilized fresh and frozen; eaten fried and baked (Ref. 9987).