Piper gurnard


The piper gurnard, piper or lyre gurnard is a fish species in the monotypic genus Trigla, part of the family Triglidae. It is called the piper or piper gurnard because of the sound it makes when caught.
Its range covers the Eastern Atlantic from north of the British Isles and North Sea to Walvis Bay, Namibia, including Madeira and the Mediterranean Sea. The species is absent from the Black Sea.