Bellator militaris

Bellator militaris, the horned sea robin, is a species of sea robin native to the western Atlantic Ocean, where it is found at depths of 40 to 110 metres (130 to 360 ft). This fish reaches a total length of 12.5 centimetres (4.9 in).[1]

Bellator militaris

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Triglidae
Genus: Bellator
Species:
B. militaris
Binomial name
Bellator militaris

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Bellator militaris" in FishBase. December 2012 version.

Further reading

  • Ross, S. T. (1977). Patterns of resource partitioning in sea robins (Pisces: Triglidae). Copeia 1977(3) 561–71.
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