Bluespotted searobin (Prionotus roseus)

Scientific name: Prionotus roseus Jordan & Evermann, 1887

Bluespotted searobin (Prionotus roseus)

The Bluespotted searobin (Prionotus roseus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Triglidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Brazil. Puerto Rico, Yucatan, Venezuela.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Prionotus roseus
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
15.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Brazil. Puerto Rico, Yucatan, Venezuela.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
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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