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Novikov 1997) to Navarin Canyon and Aleutian Islands (Mecklenburg et al. 2002) to Pacific off Boca de
Santo Domingo (25°32'N, 113°04'W), southern Baja California (Snytko 1987). At depths of 17–1,524 m
(56–5,000 ft) (min.: Sheiko and Fedorov 2000; max.: Eschmeyer and Herald 1983).
Sebastolobus altivelis Gilbert, 1896. Longspine Thornyhead. To 38 cm (15 in) TL (Phillips 1957). Shumagin
Islands, western Gulf of Alaska to Cabo San Lucas, southern Baja California (Mecklenburg et al. 2002).
Reports from Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands are undocumented and of doubtful validity (Mecklenburg
et al. 2002). At depths of 201–1,756 m (660–5,760 ft; Kramer and O'Connell 1995).
Sebastolobus macrochir (Günther, 1877). Broadbanded Thornyhead or Broadfin Thornyhead. To 38 cm
(15 in) TL (Orlov 1996). Seas of Japan and Okhotsk to Commander Islands, Pacific Ocean south of
Aleutian Islands, and Bering Sea south of Cape Navarin to eastern Bering Sea (Mecklenburg et al. 2002).
At depths of 100–1,504 m (328–4,934 ft) (min.: Orlov and Kochkin 1995; max.: Mecklenburg et al.
2002). Many of the earlier records for this species in the eastern Bering Sea pertain to S. alascanus. The
vernacular “broadbanded thornyhead” may have originated as a typographical error for broadhanded
(translation of macrochir), in reference to the pectoral fins (Mecklenburg et al. 2002); the fish does not
have any bands of color. The AFS–ASIH list of North American fish names (Nelson et al. 2004) now
gives the name Broadfin Thornyhead for this species.
Family Triglidae — Searobins
Bellator gymnostethus (Gilbert, 1892). Nakedbelly Searobin or Short-Spine Searobin. To 15 cm (5.9 in) TL
(Robertson and Allen 2002). South of Punta Redonda (24°28'N, 112°02'W), southern Baja California
(Black 1977) to Isla San Lorenzo, Callao, Peru (Chirichigno 1974), including Gulf of California (Galván-
Magaña et al. 1996). At depths of 30–200 m (98–656 ft; Robertson and Allen 2002).
Bellator loxias (Jordan, 1897). Barred Searobin or Chevron Searobin. To 15 cm (5.9 in) TL (Bussing in
Fischer et al. 1995). Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1994) to
Isla San Lorenzo, Callao, Peru (Chirichigno 1974), including Gulf of California (Bussing in Fischer et
al. 1995) and Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). About 20 m (66 ft; Aguilar-Palomino et al.
2001) to 191 m (626 ft; SIO 84-81).
Bellator xenisma (Jordan & Bollman, 1890). Splitnose Searobin. To 12.5 cm (4.9 in) TL (Amezcua Linares
1996). Punta Gorda (23°05'N, 109°25'W; SIO 84-77), near tip of Baja California and Gulf of California
(Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995) to northern Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998). One reported off Santa
Barbara, southern California (Eschmeyer and Herald 1983). At depths of 17–200 m (55–656 ft) (min.:
SIO 60-106; max.: Amezcua Linares 1996).
Prionotus albirostris Jordan & Bollman, 1890. Whitesnout Searobin. To 22 cm (8.7 in) TL (Amezcua Linares
1996). Bahia San Hippólito (26°57'N, 113°53'W), southern Baja California (González-Acosta et al. 1999)
and Gulf of California (Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995) to northern Peru (Chirichigno and Vélez 1998),
including Islas Galápagos (Grove and Lavenberg 1997). At depths of 19–100 m (63–328 ft) (min.: SIO
64-270; max.: Amezcua Linares 1996).
Prionotus birostratus Richardson, 1844. Twobeak Searobin. To 18 cm (7.1 in) TL (Bussing in Fischer et al.
1995). Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (De La Cruz-Agüero et al. 1994) to Playas, Ecuador
(Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995), including Gulf of California (Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995). At depths
of 18–60 m (60–197 ft) (min.: SIO 62-707; max.: Robertson and Allen 2002).
Prionotus horrens Richardson, 1844. Bristly Searobin. To 35 cm (13.8 in) TL (Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995).
Bahia Magdalena, southern Baja California (LACM 38091.008) to Peru (Bussing in Fischer et al. 1995),
including Gulf of California (Robertson and Allen 2002). At depths of 7–105 m (23–344 ft) (min.:
LACM 42703.010; max.: Amezcua Linares 1996).
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