Long-ray searobin (Prionotus teaguei)

Scientific name: Prionotus teaguei Briggs, 1956

Long-ray searobin (Prionotus teaguei)

The Long-ray searobin (Prionotus teaguei) is a marine fish of the family Triglidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, known only from Costa Rica.

Species facts

Scientific name
Prionotus teaguei
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: known only from Costa Rica.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(iii,v))
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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