Bluewing searobin
(Prionotus punctatus)

Classification

Species: Prionotus punctatus
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: Bluewing searobin
Habitat: Saltwater
Climate: Tropical
Native to coasts of: North America, South America
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean

Western Atlantic: Belize and Jamaica southward to Argentina Antilles, Central and South America.

Max length: 45 cm TL; common length : 30 cm TL

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 112; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10

Found on sand or muddy bottoms of the continental and insular shelves. Occasionally occurs over reefs. Feeds on shrimps, crabs, other crustaceans and fishes.

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