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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Triglidae Searobins
Subfamily: Prionotinae
Genus: Prionotus

(See list of species below)



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23 species (see list below)

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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Prionotus alatus Goode & Bean, 1883

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Prionotus alatus
[Spiny searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 20.5 cm SL
Prionotus albirostris Jordan & Bollman, 1890

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Prionotus albirostris
[Whitesnout searobin]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Prionotus beanii Goode, 1896

Photo by JAMARC
 
Prionotus beanii
[Bean's searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Prionotus birostratus Richardson, 1844

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Prionotus birostratus
[Two-beaked searobin]

Photo by Crippen, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Prionotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1771)

Photo by Crippen, C.
 
Prionotus carolinus
[Northern searobin]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Prionotus evolans (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Prionotus evolans
[Striped searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific

Prionotus horrens Richardson, 1844

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Prionotus horrens
[Bristly searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Prionotus longispinosus Teague, 1951

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Prionotus longispinosus
[Bigeye searobin]
No picture found
Western Atlantic
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL

 
Prionotus martis
[Gulf of Mexico barred searobin]

Photo by Hawkins, B. Waterhouse

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Prionotus miles Jenyns, 1840

Photo by Hawkins, B. Waterhouse
 
Prionotus miles
[Galapagos gurnard]
No picture found
Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 6 cm SL

 
Prionotus murielae
[]

Photo by INIDEP

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Prionotus nudigula Ginsburg, 1950

Photo by INIDEP
 
Prionotus nudigula
[Red searobin]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 27 cm TL
Prionotus ophryas Jordan & Swain, 1885

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Prionotus ophryas
[Bandtail searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Prionotus paralatus Ginsburg, 1950

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Prionotus paralatus
[Mexican searobin]

Photo by Vianna, M.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Prionotus punctatus (Bloch, 1793)

Photo by Vianna, M.
 
Prionotus punctatus
[Bluewing searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Prionotus roseus Jordan & Evermann, 1887

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Prionotus roseus
[Bluespotted searobin]

Photo by Grandas, Y.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Prionotus rubio Jordan, 1886

Photo by Grandas, Y.
 
Prionotus rubio
[Blackwing searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 39.5 cm TL
Prionotus ruscarius Gilbert & Starks, 1904

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Prionotus ruscarius
[Common searobin]

Photo by Cox, C.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Prionotus scitulus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Photo by Cox, C.
 
Prionotus scitulus
[Leopard searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 17.5 cm TL
Prionotus stearnsi Jordan & Swain, 1885

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Prionotus stearnsi
[Shortwing searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Prionotus stephanophrys Lockington, 1881

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Prionotus stephanophrys
[Lumptail searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Prionotus teaguei Briggs, 1956

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Prionotus teaguei
[Long-ray searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Prionotus tribulus Cuvier, 1829

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Prionotus tribulus
[Bighead searobin]
23 Species of Family Triglidae with Genus Prionotus
(Searobins)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1883 Prionotus alatus Spiny searobin Western Atlantic 17.5 TL
1890 Prionotus albirostris Whitesnout searobin Eastern Pacific 20.5 SL
1896 Prionotus beanii Bean's searobin Western Atlantic 15 TL
1844 Prionotus birostratus Two-beaked searobin Eastern Pacific 18 TL
1771 Prionotus carolinus Northern searobin Western Atlantic 38 TL
1766 Prionotus evolans Striped searobin Western Atlantic 45 TL
1844 Prionotus horrens Bristly searobin Eastern Pacific
1951 Prionotus longispinosus Bigeye searobin Western Atlantic 35 TL
1950 Prionotus martis Gulf of Mexico barred searobin Western Atlantic 17.5 TL
1840 Prionotus miles Galapagos gurnard Southeast Pacific 25 TL
1928 Prionotus murielae Western Central Atlantic 6 SL
1950 Prionotus nudigula Red searobin Southwest Atlantic 28 TL
1885 Prionotus ophryas Bandtail searobin Western Atlantic 27 TL
1950 Prionotus paralatus Mexican searobin Western Atlantic 17.5 TL
1793 Prionotus punctatus Bluewing searobin Western Atlantic 45 TL
1887 Prionotus roseus Bluespotted searobin Western Atlantic 20 TL
1886 Prionotus rubio Blackwing searobin Western Atlantic 30 TL
1904 Prionotus ruscarius Common searobin Eastern Pacific 39.5 TL
1882 Prionotus scitulus Leopard searobin Western Atlantic 25 TL
1885 Prionotus stearnsi Shortwing searobin Western Atlantic 17.5 TL
1881 Prionotus stephanophrys Lumptail searobin Eastern Pacific 43 TL
1956 Prionotus teaguei Long-ray searobin Eastern Central Pacific 15 TL
1829 Prionotus tribulus Bighead searobin Western Atlantic 35 TL



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