bluewing searobin
Prionotus punctatus (Bloch, 1793)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Prionotus punctatus, the bluewing sea robin, 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Prionotus punctatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:38:41.594488+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Prionotus punctatus (Bloch, 1793)
- Name authority
- (Bloch, 1793)
- Common name
- bluewing searobin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Triglidae
- Genus
- Prionotus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderScorpaenoidei
- familyTriglidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusPrionotus Lacepède, 1801
- speciesPrionotus punctatus (Bloch, 1793)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Prionotus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| spiny searobinPrionotus alatus Goode & Bean, 1883 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prionotus beanii Goode, 1896 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| twobeak searobinPrionotus birostratus Richardson, 1844 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| northern searobinPrionotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1771) | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| striped searobinPrionotus evolans (Linnaeus, 1766) | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bristly searobinPrionotus horrens Richardson, 1844 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| barred searobinPrionotus martis Ginsburg, 1950 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prionotus nudigula Ginsburg, 1950 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bandtail searobinPrionotus ophryas Jordan & Swain, 1885 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mexican searobinPrionotus paralatus Ginsburg, 1950 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackwing searobinPrionotus rubio Jordan, 1886 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Prionotus pictus Victor, 2025 | TriglidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Prionotus jamaicensis Teague, 1951 Teague, 1951 | synonym |
| Trigla punctata Bloch, 1793 Bloch, 1793 | synonym |
| Prionotus aspersus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 | synonym |
| Prionotus alipionis Teague & Myers, 1945 Teague & Myers, 1945 | synonym |
| Prionotus capella Miranda Ribeiro, 1916 Miranda Ribeiro, 1916 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276288 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6W8BR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.