Naked-belly searobin (Bellator gymnostethus)

Scientific name: Bellator gymnostethus Gilbert, 1892

Naked-belly searobin (Bellator gymnostethus)

The Naked-belly searobin (Bellator gymnostethus) is a marine fish of the family Triglidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, Baja California to San Lorenzo Island, Callao, Peru.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bellator gymnostethus
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.0
Common length
12.0
Depth range
121 m (397 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 121 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: Baja California to San Lorenzo Island, Callao, Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.88)

Sources

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

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