Bluewing searobin (Prionotus punctatus)

Scientific name: Prionotus punctatus Bloch, 1793

Bluewing searobin (Prionotus punctatus)

The Bluewing searobin (Prionotus punctatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Triglidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Belize and Jamaica southward to Argentina Antilles, Central and South America.

Biology

"Found on sand or muddy bottoms of the continental and insular shelves. Occasionally occurs over reefs. Feeds on shrimps, crabs, other crustaceans and fishes. Traded as an aquarium fish at Cear?, Brazil.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Prionotus punctatus
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
190 m (623 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 190 m, usually 18 - 70 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Belize and Jamaica southward to Argentina Antilles, Central and South America.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.13)

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Sources

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

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