Prionotus rubio Jordan, 1886
Blackwing searobin
Prionotus rubio
photo by Grandas, Y.

Family:  Triglidae (Searobins), subfamily: Prionotinae
Max. size:  30 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Cuba, and around Gulf of Mexico to Texas, USA.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found from bays and estuaries to the mid-shelf.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 August 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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