Spiny searobin (Prionotus alatus)

Scientific name: Prionotus alatus Goode & Bean, 1883

Spiny searobin (Prionotus alatus)

The Spiny searobin (Prionotus alatus) is a brackish-water fish of the family Triglidae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Prionotus alatus
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.5
Depth range
35–180 m (115–591 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 35 - 180 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Virginia to southern Florida in USA and Bahamas; eastern Gulf of Mexico to Louisiana in USA and south to Campeche in Mexico. Also in Caribbean Sea.
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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