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spiny searobin (Prionotus alatus)
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spiny searobin (Prionotus alatus) specimen
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Triglidae

spiny searobin

Prionotus alatus

Seventeen Point Five Centimeters Triglid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

spiny searobin is known around Western Atlantic as a fish; The largest recorded length is 17.5 cm, and it is listed as least concern.

Family
Triglidae
Maximum length
17.5 cm
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Virginia to southern Florida in USA and Bahamas; eastern Gulf of Mexico to Louisiana in USA and south to Campeche in Mexico. Also in Caribbean Sea.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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