Bluespotted searobin
(Prionotus roseus)

Classification

Species: Prionotus roseus
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: Bluespotted searobin
Habitat: Saltwater
Climates: Tropical, Subtropical
Native to coasts of: North America, South America
Distribution: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean

Western Atlantic: North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Brazil. Puerto Rico, Yucatan, Venezuela.

Max length: 20 cm TL

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11

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