Bellator egretta (Goode & Bean, 1896)
Streamer searobin
Bellator egretta
photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Family:  Triglidae (Searobins), subfamily: Prionotinae
Max. size:  20 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and southeastern Gulf of Mexico to northern South America.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occurs from bays and estuaries to the mid-shelf.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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