Red searobin (Prionotus nudigula)

Scientific name: Prionotus nudigula Ginsburg, 1950

Red searobin (Prionotus nudigula)

The Red searobin (Prionotus nudigula) is a marine fish of the family Triglidae. Native range: Southwest Atlantic, southern Brazil to Argentina.

Species facts

Scientific name
Prionotus nudigula
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
22.0
Common length
35.0
Depth range
15–200 m (49–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 15 - 200 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: southern Brazil to Argentina.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
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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