Shorefishes - Gallery

snout plates v short
no nasal spines

eye: no tentacle
short spine over pectoral base

C: 2 red bars

Bellator brachychir, Shortfin searobin

mouth reaches past front eye

pectoral: 1st free ray >> fin, dark blotch, rear edge white

chest no scales

snout plates v short
nasal spines present

eyes with tentacles
short spine over pectoral base

C: yellow spots above

Bellator egretta, Streamer searobin

mouth not reaching front eye

pectoral: top edge barred, 1st free ray < fin

chest no scales

snout plates extended

body - 2-3 yellow stripes
C: 5 yellow stripes above

Bellator militaris, Horned searobin

mouth short

pectoral: upper rays - black & white bars,_x000d_ reaches past A base
long spine over pectoral base

chest not scaled

snout plates jut out

long spine over pectoral base

C: 4 yellow stripes above

Bellator ribeiroi, Caribbean searobin

mouth long

pectoral: red, reaches 3rd A ray, edges:- top - small spots, bottom - black

chest scaled

small nasal spines

D1 black spot between spines 4 & 5

Prionotus alatus, Spiny searobin

pectoral: v long, concave rear edge, black bars

+/- nasal spines

D1: central ocellus

Prionotus beanii, Bean’s searobin

preopercular spine short

pectoral: to center A, rear edge concave, pale + 2 large dark patches

D 1 ocellus

top end tail base: white spot

Prionotus carolinus, Northern searobin

gill membrane under throat: rays dark/black

pectoral: rounded, reaches front A rays, yellowish + 2-3 dark cross-bars (upper bar spotted)

flank 2 long dark stripes
D1 dark spot

Prionotus evolans, Striped searobin

gill rakers 17-24

pectoral: rounded, reaches end A base, dark + dense, narrow, vertical wavy lines

D1: central ocellus

Prionotus longispinosus, Bigeyed searobin

gill membrane under throat: rays white

pectoral: rounded, reaches 2/3 A base, dark + blue/light spots

D1: 2 dark spots

Prionotus martis, Barred searobin

lower gill rakers 8-11

gill membrane under throat: rays dark/black
pectoral: rounded, to 4th anal ray, 14-15, dark

throat scaled

cirri: nostrils & over eye

Prionotus ophryas, Bandtail searobin

D1 2 spotted stripes

pectoral rounded, passes A base, brown + dark spots

no nasal spines

D central ocellus

Prionotus paralatus, Mexican searobin

preopercular spine reaches well past operculum

pectoral: to center A base, rear edge concave, dark +/- white bars

Prionotus punctatus, Bluewing searobin

pectoral: rounded, to center A base, upper free ray to pelvic tip, dark + lower edge blue

D1 central spot

Prionotus roseus, Bluespotted searobin

pectoral: rounded, passes A base, blue spots/dark ocelli, lower edge brown

no nasal spines

D1 no dark spot

Prionotus rubio, Blackwing searobin

pectoral: to end A base, oblique rear edge, dark spots/bars, lower edge blue

body spotted

D1: 2 dark spots

Prionotus scitulus, Leopard searobin

lower gill rakers 10-13

gill membrane under throat: rays white
pectoral round, to front A rays, 12-14, pale + brown spots

throat scaleless

D1 no spot

Prionotus stearnsi, Shortwing searobin

mouth opens at front, lower jaw projecting, chin with bony knob

pectoral round, v short, black

body: 3 short oblique bars
D1 central blotch

Prionotus tribulus, Bighead searobin

gill rakers 8-16

pectoral: rounded, to center A base, brown + dark bars