Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Triglidae Searobins
Subfamily: Prionotinae
Genus: Prionotus

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23 species (see list below)
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Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Prionotus alatus
[Spiny searobin]

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.

Prionotus albirostris
[Whitesnout searobin]

Photo by Photo by JAMARC

Prionotus beanii
[Bean's searobin]

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.

Prionotus birostratus
[Two-beaked searobin]

Photo by Photo by Crippen, C.

Prionotus carolinus
[Northern searobin]

Photo by Photo by Flescher, D.

Prionotus evolans
[Striped searobin]

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.

Prionotus horrens
[Bristly searobin]

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Prionotus longispinosus
[Bigeye searobin]

No picture found

Max. Length 17.5 cm TL

Prionotus martis
[Gulf of Mexico barred searobin]

Photo by Photo by Hawkins, B. Waterhouse

Prionotus miles
[Galapagos gurnard]

No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm SL

Prionotus murielae
[]

Photo by Photo by INIDEP

Prionotus nudigula
[Red searobin]

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Prionotus ophryas
[Bandtail searobin]

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Prionotus paralatus
[Mexican searobin]

Photo by Photo by Vianna, M.

Prionotus punctatus
[Bluewing searobin]

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Prionotus roseus
[Bluespotted searobin]

Photo by Photo by Grandas, Y.

Prionotus rubio
[Blackwing searobin]

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.

Prionotus ruscarius
[Common searobin]

Photo by Photo by Cox, C.D.

Prionotus scitulus
[Leopard searobin]

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Prionotus stearnsi
[Shortwing searobin]

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.

Prionotus stephanophrys
[Lumptail searobin]

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.

Prionotus teaguei
[Long-ray searobin]

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Prionotus tribulus
[Bighead searobin]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Prionotus alatus	Spiny searobin	Western Atlantic	17.5 TL	1883
Prionotus albirostris	Whitesnout searobin	Eastern Pacific	20.5 SL	1890
Prionotus beanii	Bean's searobin	Western Atlantic	15 TL	1896
Prionotus birostratus	Two-beaked searobin	Eastern Pacific	18 TL	1844
Prionotus carolinus	Northern searobin	Western Atlantic	38 TL	1771
Prionotus evolans	Striped searobin	Western Atlantic	45 TL	1766
Prionotus horrens	Bristly searobin	Eastern Pacific		1844
Prionotus longispinosus	Bigeye searobin	Western Atlantic	35 TL	1951
Prionotus martis	Gulf of Mexico barred searobin	Western Atlantic	17.5 TL	1950
Prionotus miles	Galapagos gurnard	Southeast Pacific	25 TL	1840
Prionotus murielae		Western Central Atlantic	6 SL	1928
Prionotus nudigula	Red searobin	Southwest Atlantic	38.1 TL	1950
Prionotus ophryas	Bandtail searobin	Western Atlantic	27 TL	1885
Prionotus paralatus	Mexican searobin	Western Atlantic	17.5 TL	1950
Prionotus punctatus	Bluewing searobin	Western Atlantic	45 TL	1793
Prionotus roseus	Bluespotted searobin	Western Atlantic	20 TL	1887
Prionotus rubio	Blackwing searobin	Western Atlantic	30 TL	1886
Prionotus ruscarius	Common searobin	Eastern Pacific	39.5 TL	1904
Prionotus scitulus	Leopard searobin	Western Atlantic	25 TL	1882
Prionotus stearnsi	Shortwing searobin	Western Atlantic	17.5 TL	1885
Prionotus stephanophrys	Lumptail searobin	Eastern Pacific	43 TL	1881
Prionotus teaguei	Long-ray searobin	Eastern Central Pacific	15 TL	1956
Prionotus tribulus	Bighead searobin	Western Atlantic	35 TL	1829

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: Perciformes/ScorpaenoideiFamily: Triglidae SearobinsSubfamily: PrionotinaeGenus: Prionotus(See list of species below)

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Triglidae Searobins
Subfamily: Prionotinae
Genus: Prionotus

(See list of species below)