Prionotus
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Prionotus is a genus
of fish in the family Triglidae. It contains eighteen described species.
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 HouttuynMartinus HouttuynMaarten 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 JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid 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 GoodeGeorge Brown GoodeGeorge 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 RichardsonJohn 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 carolinusPrionotus carolinusPrionotus 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 LinnaeusCarolus LinnaeusCarl 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 RichardsonJohn 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 JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid 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 BlochMarcus Elieser BlochMarcus 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 JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid 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 JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid 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 JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid 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 JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid 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 CuvierGeorges CuvierGeorges Chrétien Léopold Dagobert Cuvier or Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric Cuvier , known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist...
, 1829.