page_title: Bluefin gurnard
section_title: Predators, Parasites, and Diseases
hierarchical_section_title: Bluefin gurnard / Predators, Parasites, and Diseases
caption_attribution_description: Kekeno (Arctocephalus forsteri) are members of the Otariidae family of pinnipeds, fin-footed carnivorous marine mammals. They are distinguished by visible external ears and hind flippers which rotate forward. This pointy-nosed seal has long pale whiskers and a body covered with two layers of fur. Their coat is dark grey-brown on the back, and lighter below; when wet kekeno look almost black. In some animals the longer upper hairs have white tips which give the animal a silvery appearance. In New Zealand fur seals are found on rocky shores around the mainland, Chatham Islands and the sub-Antarctic islands (including Macquarie Island). Further they are found in South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. They are the most common seals.
context_page_description: The bluefin gurnard or Pacific red gurnard is a species of fish in the family Triglidae, the sea robins and gurnards. Its Maori names are Kumukumu and Pūwahaiau. It is found in the western Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, being common around Australia and New Zealand at depths down to 200 metres.
  This fish is edible for humans.
context_section_description: The red gurnard's predators are not well-known. This fish has been found to have been included in the stomach contents of fur seals in Bank's Peninsula, but does not represent an entire diet (DoC, 2009; Allum & Maddigan, 2012).  
  Some parasites can be found in the red gurnard. Nematoda larvae can infect this fish such as Anisakis or Contracaecum larvae which can be found in viscera, intestines, or other body cavities (Hewitt & Hine, 1972; Lymbery, et al., 2002). According to Hewitt and Hine (1972), the parasites found in the red gurnard can be summarized into two different groups: Digenea and Nematoda.
caption: New Zealand fur seal
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