Bigeye searobin (Prionotus longispinosus)

Scientific name: Prionotus longispinosus Teague, 1951

Bigeye searobin (Prionotus longispinosus)

The Bigeye searobin (Prionotus longispinosus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Triglidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Cuba.

Biology

Adults are found mostly below 27 m depth. Young are very common in bays and estuaries.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Prionotus longispinosus
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal, usually 27 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Cuba.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (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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