| Status | | accepted |
Record status | | Checked by Taxonomic Editor |
| Rank | | Species |
| Parent | | Prionotus Lacepède, 1801 |
Synonymised taxa | |
Prionotus affinis Hildebrand & Schroeder, 1928
Prionotus palmipes (Mitchill, 1815)
Prionotus pileatus Storer, 1845
Trigla carolina Linnaeus, 1771
Trigla palmipes Mitchill, 1815
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| Sources | |
basis of record: Scott, W.B. and M.G. Scott. 1988. Atlantic fishes of Canada. Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences No. 219. 731 p. [details]
additional source: FishBase, version december 2007 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]
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Vernacular Names | | | Language | Name | | |
English |
northern searobin |
[details] |
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| Environment | | marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial |
| Distribution | | Gulf of Maine [details]
North West Atlantic [details]
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| Links | | To FishBase
To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes)
To ITIS
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| Notes | |
Diet: Feeds on shrimp, crabs, squids, bivalves and small fishes [details]
Distribution: Nova Scotia to central Florida [details]
Habitat: Found over sandy bottoms at depths of 15- 170 m. [details]
Habitat: benthic [details]
Importance: Scientific- Food, fish meal, fishing bait, pet food and fertilizer [details]
Reproduction: Spawn May to October in estuarine environments [details]
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| | | Citation: Bailly, N. (2009). Prionotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1771). In: Nicolas Bailly (2009). World Database of Marine Pisces. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159571 on 2010-09-02 |
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