WoRMS taxon details
Prionotus evolans (Linnaeus, 1766)
159572 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159572)
accepted
Species
Prionotus sarritas Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 · unaccepted
Prionotus sarritor Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 · unaccepted
Prionotus strigatus (Cuvier, 1829) · unaccepted
Trigla evolans Linnaeus, 1766 · unaccepted
Trigla strigata Cuvier, 1829 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Trigla evolans Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details] 
Distribution Nova Scotia to northern Florida
Distribution Nova Scotia to northern Florida [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Prionotus evolans (Linnaeus, 1766). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159572 on 2025-06-19
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Trigla evolans Linnaeus, 1766) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature: according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places. Ed. 12. 1., Animal Kingdom. 1 & 2]. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
original description (of Trigla strigata Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 161 [details]
original description (of Prionotus sarritor Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) Jordan, D. S.; Gilbert, C. H. (1883). Notes on a collection of fishes from Charleston, South Carolina, with descriptions of three new species. <em>Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus.</em> 5(328): 580-620. [details]
basis of record Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [details]
original description (of Trigla strigata Cuvier, 1829) Cuvier, G. (1829). Le Règne Animal distribué, d'apres son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. [The Animal Kingdom, arranged according to its organization, to serve as a basis for the natural history of animals and as an introduction to comparative anatomy]. <em>Déterville, Paris.</em> Edition 2. v. 2: i-xv + 1-406., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31771348
page(s): 161 [details]
original description (of Prionotus sarritor Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) Jordan, D. S.; Gilbert, C. H. (1883). Notes on a collection of fishes from Charleston, South Carolina, with descriptions of three new species. <em>Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus.</em> 5(328): 580-620. [details]
basis of record Collette, B. B., ; Klein-MacPhee, G. (2002). Bigelow and Schroeder's Fishes of the Gulf of Maine. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> 1-748. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Other
additional source
Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on crustaceans and fishes [details]Distribution Nova Scotia to northern Florida [details]
Habitat Found over sandy bottoms at depths to 180 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]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | striped searobin | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (21 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (115 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Prionotus sarritor Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Trigla strigata Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Trigla evolans Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (77 publications) (from synonym Prionotus strigatus (Cuvier, 1829))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Prionotus evolans)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Trigla evolans Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Trigla strigata Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Prionotus strigatus (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Prionotus sarritas Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Prionotus sarritor Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To FishBase images (Prionotus evolans, by Flescher, D.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Trigla evolans Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (115 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Prionotus sarritor Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Trigla strigata Cuvier, 1829)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (42 publications) (from synonym Trigla evolans Linnaeus, 1766)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (77 publications) (from synonym Prionotus strigatus (Cuvier, 1829))
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Prionotus evolans)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Trigla evolans Linnaeus, 1766)
To FishBase (from synonym Trigla strigata Cuvier, 1829)
To FishBase (from synonym Prionotus strigatus (Cuvier, 1829))
To FishBase (from synonym Prionotus sarritas Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To FishBase (from synonym Prionotus sarritor Jordan & Gilbert, 1883)
To FishBase images (Prionotus evolans, by Flescher, D.)
To FishSounds
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 41 proteins)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 41 proteins) (from synonym Trigla evolans Linnaeus, 1766)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To ITIS
