Horned searobin (Bellator militaris)

Scientific name: Bellator militaris Goode & Bean, 1896

Horned searobin (Bellator militaris)

The Horned searobin (Bellator militaris) is a brackish-water fish of the family Triglidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina to southern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA; south to Yucatan in Mexico.

Biology

Males have first 2 dorsal spines extremely long, reaching to tip of tail.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bellator militaris
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.5
Depth range
40–110 m (131–361 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 40 - 110 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina to southern Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA; south to Yucatan in Mexico.
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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