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WoRMS taxon details
Prionotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1771)
AphiaID: 159571
AphiaID: 159571
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Triglidae (Family) > Prionotus (Genus) |
| 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 | ||||||||||
| 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] | ||||||||||
| Vernacular Names |
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| Environment | marine, brackish, | ||||||||||
| Distribution | Gulf of Maine [details] North West Atlantic [details] | ||||||||||
| Links | To FishBase To Barcode of Life (15 barcodes) To ITIS | ||||||||||
| 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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