Prionotus evolans

Prionotus evolans
In Connecticut, USA
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Triglidae
Genus: Prionotus
Species:
P. evolans
Binomial name
Prionotus evolans
(Linnaeus, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Trigla evolans Linnaeus, 1766
  • Trigla strigata Cuvier, 1829
  • Prionotus strigatus (Cuvier, 1829)
  • Prionotus sarritor D.S. Jordan & C.H. Gilbert, 1883

Prionotus evolans, the striped searobin, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Triglidae, the sea robins. This fish is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.