Species: Prionotus longispinosus, Bigeye Searobin

Prionotus longispinosus Teague, 1951

Bigeye Searobin

Large head; large eye; snout moderately long, depressed at tip; no cirri over nostrils or eyes; mouth opens slightly under snout, lower jaw not projecting; dorsal rays X, 12; anal rays 10; pectoral fin with rounded end, 13-14 joined rays, reaching to 2/3 distance along base of anal fin, with 3 enlarged, free rays at bottom of fin; body scaled; membrane above opercular spine with scales; nape with scales.

Body brown above, whitish below; dorsal fin with 1 ocellated spot between spines IV and V, pale area of ocellus extends forward to 1st spine; rays under throat white; pectoral black, with transverse rows of small light blue to pale spots, a diffuse dark spot on upper part behind fin origin, lower margin blue; anal fin grey, with dark central stripe; tail fin pale grey, with dark margin.

Size: reaches 35 cm.

Habitat: mud-sand bottoms.

Depth: 9-219 m, usually 9-91 m.

The Gulf of Mexico.