Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Triglidae (Searobins) > Prionotinae
Etymology: Prionotus: Greek, prion, -onos = saw + Greek, noton = back (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bloch.

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 190 m (Ref. 47377) usually 18 - 70 m (Ref. 5217); subtropical; 26°N - 53°S98°W - 34°W.

Western Atlantic: Belize and Jamaica southward to Argentina Antilles, Central and South America (Ref. 26938).

Maturity: L_m 26.2, range ? - ? cm
Max length: 45.0 cm TL male/unsexed (Ref. 104706); max length: 45.0 cm TL (female); common length: 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed (Ref. 3822); max. published weight: 349.90 g (Ref. 131022).

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 10.

Found on sand or muddy bottoms of the continental and insular shelves. Occasionally occurs over reefs. Feeds on shrimps, crabs, other crustaceans and fishes. Traded as an aquarium fish at Ceará, Brazil (Ref. 49392).

Miller, G.C. and W.J. Richards 1978 Triglidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. West Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). FAO, Rome. Vol. 5. pag.var. (Ref. 3822)

  Least Concern (LC); date assessed: August 22 2012

Not Evaluated

Not Evaluated

  Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 15 - 27.9, mean 26.1 °C (based on 464 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00762 - 0.01143), b=3.00 (2.95 - 3.05), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; Based on food items.

Generation time: 8.5 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1 growth studies.

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.13).

Fishing vulnerability (Ref. 59153): High vulnerability (57 of 100).

Price category (Ref. 80766): Medium; Questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus.

Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 68.1 [36.1, 163.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.978 [0.538, 1.847] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.1, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.584 [0.275, 1.520] g/100g; Selenium = 30 [14, 70] μg/100g; VitaminA = 15.6 [6.0, 39.3] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.885 [0.634, 1.252] mg/100g (wet weight);