Prionotus

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Prionotus Higher classification Sea robins Order Scorpaeniformes		Family Triglidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Similar Sea robins, Prionotus carolinus, Prionotus evolans, Prionotus punctatus, Bellator

Prionotus evolans striped searobin

Prionotus is a genus of searobins found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:

Prionotus alatus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883 (Spiny searobin)

Prionotus albirostris D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (Whitesnout searobin)

Prionotus beanii Goode, 1896 (Bean's searobin)

Prionotus birostratus J. Richardson, 1844 (Two-beaked searobin)

Prionotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1771) (Northern searobin)

Prionotus evolans (Linnaeus, 1766) (Striped searobin)

Prionotus horrens J. Richardson, 1844 (Bristly searobin)

Prionotus longispinosus Teague, 1951 (Bigeye searobin)

Prionotus martis Ginsburg, 1950 (Gulf of Mexico barred searobin)

Prionotus miles Jenyns, 1840 (Galapagos gurnard)

Prionotus murielae Mowbray, 1928

Prionotus nudigula Ginsburg, 1950 (Red searobin)

Prionotus ophryas D. S. Jordan & Swain, 1885 (Bandtail searobin)

Prionotus paralatus Ginsburg, 1950 (Mexican searobin)

Prionotus punctatus (Bloch, 1793) (Bluewing searobin)

Prionotus roseus D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1887 (Bluespotted searobin)

Prionotus rubio D. S. Jordan, 1886 (Blackwing searobin)

Prionotus ruscarius C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Common searobin)

Prionotus scitulus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Leopard searobin)

Prionotus stearnsi D. S. Jordan & Swain, 1885 (Shortwing searobin)

Prionotus stephanophrys Lockington, 1881 (Lumptail searobin)

Prionotus teaguei Briggs, 1956 (Long-ray searobin)

Prionotus tribulus G. Cuvier, 1829 (Bighead searobin)

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