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David Gardner, license: CC BY-NC 4.0, source: iNaturalist
Superclass:
Osteichthyes
Class:
Teleostei
Order:
Perciformes
Suborder:
Scorpaenoidei
Family:
Triglidae
Subfamily:
Prionotinae
Genus:
Prionotus
Species:
tribulus
Common:
Bighead searobin
Climates:
Tropical
Temperate
Subtropical
Boreal
Waters:
Marine
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Regions:
Atlantic, Northwest
Atlantic, Western Central
Burkenroad, M. D. 1931. Notes on the Sound-Producing Marine Fishes of Louisiana. Copeia, 1931(1): 20-28.
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Species Identified
Sound Detected
Active
Passive Feeding
Other Passive
Morphophysiological
Auditory
Visual
Evans, R. R. 1973. The Swimbladder and Associated Structures in Western Atlantic Sea Robins (Triglidae). Copeia, 1973(2): 315-321.