Bandtail searobin
(Prionotus ophryas)

Classification

Species: Prionotus ophryas
Genus: Prionotus - American searobins
Family: Triglidae - Gurnards
Order: Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

General data

Scientific names: Bandtail searobin
Habitat: Saltwater
Climate: Subtropical
Native to coasts of: North America, South America
Distribution: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean

Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Venezuela, including the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and the Antilles.

Max length : 27 cm TL, common length: 22.5 cm TL; max. published weight: 275 g

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal soft rays: 11. Caudal fin has 3 dark vertical bars. Long filament on nostril.

Fleshy tentacle above eye. No other searobin has filaments on the nostril and fleshy tentacles above the eye.

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