Prionotus

Prionotus is a genus of searobins found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Prionotus
Temporal range: Pliocene - recent, 3.6–0 Ma
Spiny searobin (P. alatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Triglidae
Genus: Prionotus
Lacépède, 1801
Species

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Species

Bean's Searobin (P. beanii)

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:[1]

See also

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

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Prionotus in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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