Streamer searobin facts for kids
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Triglidae |
| Genus: | Bellator |
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B. egretta
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| Bellator egretta (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896)
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The streamer searobin (scientific name: Bellator egretta) is a type of fish that lives in the ocean. It belongs to a group of fish called sea robins. You can find this fish in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean.
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About the Streamer Searobin
How It Got Its Name
Scientists first officially described the streamer searobin in 1896. Two American fish experts, George Brown Goode and Tarleton Hoffman Bean, gave it its first name, Prionotus egretta. They found it near Barbados.
The name egretta comes from the word "egret," which is a type of bird. This fish has a very long ray (a stiff part) on its dorsal fin (the fin on its back). This long ray looks a lot like the long, fancy feathers that egrets have, especially during mating season. That's why it's called the "streamer" searobin!
What It Looks Like
The streamer searobin has a lot of spines on its head. It has small, spiny plates on the front of its snout. Its mouth is small and doesn't reach past its eye.
- There's a sharp spine right in front of its eye.
- It has large, tentacle-like growths above the back of its eyes.
- Its nostrils are surrounded by small spines.
- There are also big spines on its gill covers.
The first dorsal fin has 11 spines. In male fish, the first spine is extra long and can even reach past its tail fin! The second dorsal fin has 11 or 12 soft rays. The fin on its belly, called the anal fin, also has 11 or 12 rays.
Its pectoral fins (the fins on its sides) are short. They have 12 rays connected by a fin membrane. These fins reach just past where the anal fin starts. Below the main part of the pectoral fin, there are three larger rays that are separate from the fin membrane. The top one of these is shorter than the rest of the fin.
The streamer searobin does not have scales on its chest or on the back of its neck.
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Colors and Patterns
The upper part of its body and head can be yellow-brown to orange-brown. Its sides have red bars on the top and yellow bars below.
- The first dorsal fin is dusky yellow. It has a black spot between the fourth and sixth spines.
- The soft dorsal fin has six slanted yellow lines.
- The top half of its tail fin is covered with yellow spots, and the lower rays are red.
- The pectoral fin rays are reddish or yellowish. The top three rays have dark and light patches that often form bars.
- The anal fin is red, sometimes with yellow bars.
This fish can grow up to about 20 centimeters (about 8 inches) long.
Where It Lives
The streamer searobin lives in the western part of the Atlantic Ocean. You can find it from North Carolina all the way south through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to northeastern Brazil.
It likes to live in bays and estuaries (where rivers meet the sea). It prefers areas with sand and mud on the bottom. These fish are usually found at depths between 40 and 232 meters (about 130 to 760 feet). Most often, they are seen between 64 and 183 meters (about 210 to 600 feet) deep.
What It Eats
The streamer searobin is a carnivore, meaning it eats other animals. It mostly feeds on small animals that live on or near the ocean floor. This includes small crabs and shrimps. It also eats zooplankton, which are tiny floating animals. Sometimes, it even eats the eggs and young larvae of other fish that float in the water.
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