Species: Bellator loxias, Barred searobin, Chevron searobin
side body: oblique orange bars
D2 red + white stripes
Bellator loxias (Jordan, 1897)
Chevron searobin, Barred searobin
A large, squarish, bony head that has many ridges and spines; bony plates projecting at front of snout very short; preopercular crest with 1 rear spine; narrow between eyes; mouth opens at front or slightly under snout; teeth on jaws and roof of mouth simple; two separate dorsal fins, X-XI + 10-11, 1st spine longest, front edge serrated; anal rays 11; pectoral fins short, 23-34 percent of SL, reaching origin of anal fin, 12 rays, with 2-3 enlarged, free rays at bottom; body with rough scales; rear flap of operculum without scales; nape not scaled; breast and belly scaly; 49-55 lateral line scales.
Head and upper body red-brown, body white below, central sides of body with yellow and red diagonal bars; first dorsal red, with brown dots and a large dark spot between bases of 4th and 5th spines; second dorsal red, with white base, outer edge and a short white stripe at center front; anal fin white, with red rear margin; tail white, with 2 red bars, top and bottom edges red; pectoral red, with 2 dark spots at front upper edge.
Size: 15 cm.
Habitat: sand and mud bottoms.
Depth: 20-191 m.
Southern Baja and SW and NE Gulf of California to Peru, the Revillagigedos and Cocos Island.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom only
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Sand & gravel
- Mud
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- No Data
- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic
- No data
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- East Pacific endemic
- All species
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Island (s)
- All species
- TEP endemic
- Continent + Island (s)
- Continent
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- South Temperate (Peruvian Province )
- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Min
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- 20
- Depth Range Max
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- 191
- Length Max
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- 15
