Lumptail searobin (Prionotus stephanophrys)

Scientific name: Prionotus stephanophrys Lockington, 1881

Lumptail searobin (Prionotus stephanophrys)

The Lumptail searobin (Prionotus stephanophrys) is a brackish-water fish of the family Triglidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Columbia River in Washington, USA to Chile, but rare north of Baja California, Mexico.

Species facts

Scientific name
Prionotus stephanophrys
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
43.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
15–110 m (49–361 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 15 - 110 m, usually 18 - 46 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Columbia River in Washington, USA to Chile, but rare north of Baja California, Mexico.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.17-0.22; tm=3-4)

Sources

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

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