Species: Prionotus stephanophrys, Blackfin searobin, Lumptail searobin
Prionotus stephanophrys Lockington, 1881
Blackfin searobin, Lumptail searobin
Head moderately deep; wide between eyes; snout wide, slightly projecting snout plates; no transverse groove across top of head behind eyes; mouth long, rear margin of jaw reaching slightly beyond level of front of eye; center of radiation of bony ridges on cheek without a spine; a smooth spine at end of preopercle; teeth on jaws and roof of mouth simple; two separate dorsal fins, X + 12; pectoral fin 13, relatively long, reaching below middle of second dorsal fin, 3 free rays relatively short; body scales rough; nape and rear flap of operculum with scales; lateral-line scales 50-55.
Grey brown, underside white; pectoral fins a strongly contrasted black, with pale spots on rear part; 1st dorsal with a black blotch on outer part between fourth and fifth spines; second dorsal and caudal fin with rows of dark spots, forming bars in the latter.
Size: attains at least 43 cm.
Inhabits sand rubble bottoms.
Depth: 2-255 m.
Southern Baja California and the Gulf of California to Peru; the Galapagos and Malpelo.
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- Salinity
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- Brackish
- Marine
- 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
- Mud
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Pelagic crustacea
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Zooplankton
- Bony fishes
- Data
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- No data
- Global Endemism
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- East Pacific endemic
- All species
- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent + Island (s)
- TEP endemic
- Continent
- Island (s)
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos)
- South Temperate (Peruvian Province )
- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo)
- North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 43
- Depth Range Min
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- 2
- Depth Range Max
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- 255
