| Family: |
Triglidae (Searobins), subfamily: Prionotinae |
| Max. size: |
20 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine; depth range 9 - 183 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: North Carolina and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Brazil. Puerto Rico, Yucatan, Venezuela (Ref. 26938). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 10-11 |
| Biology: |
Found from bays and estuaries to the mid-shelf. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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