Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 11253 specimens in 28 taxa.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 5298 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 440
Temperature range (°C): 0.450 - 27.601
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.144 - 33.602
Salinity (PPS): 31.242 - 37.015
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.299 - 7.559
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.090 - 2.291
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 23.940
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 440
Temperature range (°C): 0.450 - 27.601
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.144 - 33.602
Salinity (PPS): 31.242 - 37.015
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.299 - 7.559
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.090 - 2.291
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 23.940
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 5298 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 440
Temperature range (°C): 0.450 - 27.601
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.144 - 33.602
Salinity (PPS): 31.242 - 37.015
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.299 - 7.559
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.090 - 2.291
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 23.940
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 440
Temperature range (°C): 0.450 - 27.601
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.144 - 33.602
Salinity (PPS): 31.242 - 37.015
Oxygen (ml/l): 0.299 - 7.559
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.090 - 2.291
Silicate (umol/l): 0.756 - 23.940
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
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Evolution and Systematics
Functional Adaptations
Functional adaptation
Fins taste by touch: gurnards
"The long, slender fins of many species [of fish] bear taste buds at their tips, enabling them to taste a potential food just by touching it. The pectoral fins of gurnards (Trigla spp.) and sea-robins (Prionotus spp.), for example, include several separate, fingerlike sections, which the fish uses not just for 'walking' along the sea bottom, but also for tasting -- by touch -- any potential food. Only if satisfied with the taste signals will the fish eat the object." (Shuker 2001:32-33)
Learn more about this functional adaptation.
The fins of many fish, including gurnards and sea-robins, taste potential food using taste buds located on their tips.
"The long, slender fins of many species [of fish] bear taste buds at their tips, enabling them to taste a potential food just by touching it. The pectoral fins of gurnards (Trigla spp.) and sea-robins (Prionotus spp.), for example, include several separate, fingerlike sections, which the fish uses not just for 'walking' along the sea bottom, but also for tasting -- by touch -- any potential food. Only if satisfied with the taste signals will the fish eat the object." (Shuker 2001:32-33)
Learn more about this functional adaptation.
- Shuker, KPN. 2001. The Hidden Powers of Animals: Uncovering the Secrets of Nature. London: Marshall Editions Ltd. 240 p.
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Prionotus
Prionotus is a genus of fish in the family Triglidae. It contains eighteen described species.
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Species
- Spiny searobin, Prionotus alatus Houttuyn, 1782.
- Whitesnout searobin, Prionotus albirostris Jordan & Bollman, 1890.
- Bean's searobin, Prionotus beanii Goode, 1896.
- Two-beaked searobin, Prionotus birostratus Richardson, 1844.
- Northern searobin, Prionotus carolinus Linnaeus, 1771.
- Striped searobin, Prionotus evolans Linnaeus, 1766.
- Bristly searobin, Prionotus horrens Richardson, 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 & Swain, 1885.
- Mexican searobin, Prionotus paralatus Ginsburg, 1950.
- Bluewing searobin, Prionotus punctatus Bloch, 1793.
- Bluespotted searobin, Prionotus roseus Jordan & Evermann, 1887.
- Blackwing searobin, Prionotus rubio Jordan, 1886.
- Common searobin, Prionotus ruscarius Gilbert & Starks, 1904.
- Leopard searobin, Prionotus scitulus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882.
- Shortwing searobin, Prionotus stearnsi Jordan & Swain, 1885.
- Lumptail searobin, Prionotus stephanophrys Lockington, 1881.
- Long-ray searobin, Prionotus teaguei Briggs, 1956.
- Bighead searobin, Prionotus tribulus Cuvier, 1829.
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References
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