Prionotus - American searobins

Prionotus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Triglidae, one of two genera belonging to the subfamily Prionotinae, the searobins. These fishes are found in the Western Atlantic Ocean and eastern Pacific Ocean, in the waters off both North and South America.

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 (Beans 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 Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Common searobin)
Prionotus scitulus D. S. Jordan & 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)