Prionotus
| Prionotus Temporal range: Pliocene - recent, | |
|---|---|
| Leopard searobin (P. scitulus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Triglidae |
| Subfamily: | Prionotinae |
| Genus: | Prionotus Lacépède, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Trigla evolans Linnaeus, 1766 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms | |
Prionotus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Triglidae, one of two genera belonging to the subfamily Prionotinae, the searobins. These fishes are found in the Western Atlantic Ocean and eastern Pacific Ocean, in the waters off the Americas.