Soldier
Chelidonichthys cuculus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Triglidae
- Genus
- Chelidonichthys
Where to Find
Found in 21 diving areas across 10 countries and 1 regions.
- Dubrovnik & South Coast, Croatia - 11 records
- Kornati Islands, Croatia - 165 records
- Split & Central Dalmatia, Croatia - 49 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 137 records
- North Sea Coast, Denmark - 5 records
- Corsica, France - 1 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 161 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 2733 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 1815 records
- Malta Island, Malta - 2 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 12 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 4 records
- Azores, Portugal - 166 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 54 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 18 records
- Medes Islands, Spain - 528 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 3640 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 4 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 1818 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 2 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 6 records