Prionotus
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Prionotus is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of fish in the family Triglidae. It contains eighteen described species.

Species

  • Spiny searobin, Prionotus alatus Houttuyn
    Martinus Houttuyn
    Maarten Houttuyn or Houttuijn , Latinised as Martinus Houttuyn, was a Dutch naturalist.Houttuyn was born in Hoorn, studied medicine in Leiden and moved to Amsterdam in 1753. He published many books on natural history. His areas of interest encompassed Pteridophytes, Bryophytes and Spermatophytes...

    , 1782
    .
  • Whitesnout searobin, Prionotus albirostris Jordan
    David Starr Jordan
    David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

     & Bollman, 1890
    .
  • Bean's searobin, Prionotus beanii Goode
    George Brown Goode
    George Brown Goode , was an ichthyologist, although most of his time was spent as a museum administrator and he was very interested in the history of science, especially the history of the development of science in America. Goode graduated from Wesleyan University and studied at Harvard University...

    , 1896
    .
  • Two-beaked searobin, Prionotus birostratus Richardson
    John Richardson (naturalist)
    Sir John Richardson was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807. He traveled with John Franklin in search of the Northwest Passage on the Coppermine Expedition of...

    , 1844
    .
  • Northern searobin, Prionotus carolinus
    Prionotus carolinus
    Prionotus carolinus, commonly known as the Northern or Common Sea Robin or gurnard, is a species of sea robin found on the east coast of the United States.- Description :...

    Linnaeus, 1771.
  • Striped searobin, Prionotus evolans Linnaeus
    Carolus Linnaeus
    Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...

    , 1766
    .
  • Bristly searobin, Prionotus horrens Richardson
    John Richardson (naturalist)
    Sir John Richardson was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807. He traveled with John Franklin in search of the Northwest Passage on the Coppermine Expedition of...

    , 1844
    .
  • Bigeye searobin, Prionotus longispinosus Teague, 1951.
  • Gulf of Mexico barred searobin, Prionotus martis Ginsburg, 1950.
  • Galapagos gurnard, Prionotus miles Jenyns, 1840.
  • Prionotus murielae Mowbray, 1928.
  • Red searobin, Prionotus nudigula Ginsburg, 1950.
  • Bandtail searobin, Prionotus ophryas Jordan
    David Starr Jordan
    David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

     & Swain, 1885
    .
  • Mexican searobin, Prionotus paralatus Ginsburg, 1950.
  • Bluewing searobin, Prionotus punctatus Bloch
    Marcus Elieser Bloch
    Marcus Elieser Bloch was a German medical doctor and naturalist. He is generally considered one of the most important ichthyologists of the 18th century.- Life :...

    , 1793
    .
  • Bluespotted searobin, Prionotus roseus Jordan
    David Starr Jordan
    David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

     & Evermann, 1887
    .
  • Blackwing searobin, Prionotus rubio Jordan
    David Starr Jordan
    David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

    , 1886
    .
  • Common searobin, Prionotus ruscarius Gilbert & Starks, 1904.
  • Leopard searobin, Prionotus scitulus Jordan
    David Starr Jordan
    David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

     & Gilbert, 1882
    .
  • Shortwing searobin, Prionotus stearnsi Jordan
    David Starr Jordan
    David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...

     & Swain, 1885
    .
  • Lumptail searobin, Prionotus stephanophrys Lockington, 1881.
  • Long-ray searobin, Prionotus teaguei Briggs, 1956.
  • Bighead searobin, Prionotus tribulus Cuvier
    Georges Cuvier
    Georges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...

    , 1829
    .

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