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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Triglidae Searobins
Subfamily: Prionotinae
Genus: Bellator

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8 species (see list below)
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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Bellator brachychir (Regan, 1914)

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Bellator brachychir
[Shortfin searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Bellator egretta (Goode & Bean, 1896)

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Bellator egretta
[Streamer searobin]
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Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Bellator farrago
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Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Bellator gymnostethus (Gilbert, 1892)

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Bellator gymnostethus
[Naked-belly searobin]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Bellator loxias (Jordan, 1897)

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Bellator loxias
[Barred searobin]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 12.5 cm TL
Bellator militaris (Goode & Bean, 1896)

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Bellator militaris
[Horned searobin]

Photo by JAMARC

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
Bellator ribeiroi Miller, 1965

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Bellator ribeiroi
[]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Bellator xenisma (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)

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Bellator xenisma
[Splitnose searobin]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bellator brachychir Shortfin searobin Western Atlantic 10 TL 1914
Bellator egretta Streamer searobin Western Atlantic 20 TL 1896
Bellator farrago Southeast Pacific 11.2 SL 1998
Bellator gymnostethus Naked-belly searobin Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1892
Bellator loxias Barred searobin Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1897
Bellator militaris Horned searobin Western Atlantic 12.5 TL 1896
Bellator ribeiroi Western Atlantic 9.9 SL 1965
Bellator xenisma Splitnose searobin Eastern Pacific 11 TL 1890



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