Prionotus

Prionotus Temporal range: Pliocene - recent,
Spiny searobin (P. alatus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Scorpaeniformes
Family:	Triglidae
Subfamily:	Prionotinae
Genus:	Prionotus Lacépède, 1801
Species
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Prionotus is a genus of searobins found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Species

Bean's Searobin (P. beanii)

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 (Bean's 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 C. H. Gilbert & Starks, 1904 (Common searobin)
• Prionotus scitulus D. S. Jordan & C. H. 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)

See also

• List of prehistoric bony fish
• List of extant animal genera represented in the fossil record
• Sea robin