Barred searobin (Bellator loxias)

Scientific name: Bellator loxias Jordan, 1897

Barred searobin (Bellator loxias)

The Barred searobin (Bellator loxias) is a marine fish of the family Triglidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Gulf of California to Isla San Lorenzo, Callao, Peru and the Galapagos Islands.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bellator loxias
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Isla San Lorenzo, Callao, Peru and the Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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