Bandtail searobin
(Prionotus ophryas)
General data
Scientific names:
Bandtail searobin
Habitat:
Saltwater
Climate:
Subtropical
Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Venezuela, including the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and the Antilles.
Max length : 27 cm TL, common length: 22.5 cm TL; max. published weight: 275 g
Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal soft rays: 11. Caudal fin has 3 dark vertical bars. Long filament on nostril.
Fleshy tentacle above eye. No other searobin has filaments on the nostril and fleshy tentacles above the eye.
