Streamer searobin (Bellator egretta)

Scientific name: Bellator egretta Goode & Bean, 1896

Streamer searobin (Bellator egretta)

The Streamer searobin (Bellator egretta) is a brackish-water fish of the family Triglidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, North Carolina, USA and southeastern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America.

Biology

Occurs from bays and estuaries to the mid-shelf.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bellator egretta
Family
Triglidae (Searobins)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and southeastern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America.
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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