Scientific Name
Prionotus punctatus

Common Name
Bluewing searobin

Biology
"Found on sand or muddy bottoms of the continental and insular shelves. Occasionally occurs over reefs. Feeds on shrimps, crabs, other crustaceans and fishes. Traded as an aquarium fish at Cear?, Brazil (Ref. 49392).

Classification

Classified By

Bloch, 1793

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Searobins (Triglidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Belize and Jamaica southward to Argentina Antilles, Central and South America (Ref. 26938).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

190 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range ? - 190 m (Ref. 47377), usually 18 - 70 m (Ref. 5217)

Trophic Level

3.77 s.e. 0.63 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

40.0 cm

Common Length

30.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (K=0.13)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated