Species: Prionotus albirostris, White-snout searobin
lips - pale blotches
Prionotus albirostris Jordan & Bollman, 1890
White-snout searobin
A large, squarish, bony head that has many ridges and spines; wide between eyes; no transverse groove across top of head behind eyes; bony ridge under eye serrated at rear; mouth short, rear margin of jaw not reaching level of front of eye; teeth on jaws and roof of mouth simple; ~ 5-6 well developed lower gill rakers; two separate dorsal fins, X (first spine with serrated front edge) + 12; pectoral fins long, reaching below last few dorsal rays, 13-14 rays, with 2-3 enlarged, free rays at bottom of fin; body with rough scales; rear flap of operculum with scales; nape scaled; lateral-line scales 50-55.
Head and upper body grey brown to red-brown with darker mottling, white on underside; two pale blotches on lips at side; dorsal fins blackish-brown to red-brown with brown mottling or spotting, outer part of center of 1st dorsal with irregular dark spots; tail fin blackish to red-brown, with a pale to white central bar, and a pale outer margin; pectoral fins grey-brown, with dark red brown and blackish spots, spots larger on outer part of fin, forming an irregular broad, blackish edge.
Size: attains about 29 cm.
Inhabits sand-mud trawling grounds.
Depth: 20-100 m.
Southern Baja and the Gulf of California to Peru, and Malpelo.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom only
- Habitat
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- Mud
- Soft bottom only
- Sand & gravel
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Data
- Carnivore
- Diet
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- Zooplankton
- Data
- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Pelagic
- Global Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- All species
- East Pacific endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent + Island (s)
- All species
- TEP endemic
- Island (s)
- Continent
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- South Temperate (Peruvian Province )
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 29
- Depth Range Min
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- 20
- Depth Range Max
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- 100
