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Northern Searobin

Prionotus carolinus

Classification

Family
Triglidae

Prionotus carolinus, the northern 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. Taxonomy Prionotus carolinus was first formally described in 1771 by the Swedish scientist Carl Linnaeus as Trigla carolina with the type locality give as "Carolina".

Distribution

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United States of America · 458Canada · 6Mexico · 1