Prionotus longispinosus Teague, 1951
Bigeye searobin
Prionotus longispinosus
photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Family:  Triglidae (Searobins), subfamily: Prionotinae
Max. size:  35 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine; depth range - 219 m
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Cuba.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Adults are found mostly below 27 m depth. Young are very common in bays and estuaries.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 August 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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