Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Prionotus miles
Gallineta de Galapagos, Galapagos Searobin
It has a robust body, a large head with a square snout, and poorly developed cephalic spines. It possesses 13 pectoral rays plus three free rays, dorsal fins with X spines and 12 soft rays, and a distinctive black spot on the membranes of the fourth and fifth dorsal spines. Its pectoral fins are medium-sized, dark to black in color with a thin white or pale blue edge. The overall coloration varies from white with brown mottling on light substrates to dark brown or black on dark bottoms, with irregular spots on the body and a dark bar on the caudal fin. Juveniles exhibit a similar pattern adapted to the substrate
Habitat: Sand and rubble areas in depths between 20 and 30 m.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Perciformes
Family
Triglidae
Genus
Prionotus
Species
miles
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype. BMNH 1917.7.14.75, 202.
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Galapagos Islands in San Cristobal, Floreana, Santa Cruz, North Seymour, Rabida, Isabela, Fernandina, Santiago and Wolf.
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- Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
- Grove, J.S. Lavenberg, R.J. (1997) The Fishes of the Galapagos Islands. Stanford University Press, Stanford California. 862 pp.
- Grove, J.S. Long, D.J., Robertson, D.R. & Victor, B.C. (2022) List of Fishes of the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 39, 14–22.
- Horton, T. Horton, T., Kroh, A., Ahyong, S., Bailly, N., Boyko, C. B., Brandão, S. N., Gofas, S., Hooper, J. N. A., Hernandez, F., Holovachov, O., Mees, J., Molodtsova, T. N., Paulay, G., Decock, W., Dekeyzer, S., Poffyn, G., Vandepitte, L., Vanhoorne, B., Adlard, R., ... Zhao, Z. (2021) World Register of Marine Species. Available from https://www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.
- Humann, P. Deloach, N. (2003) Reef Fish Identification - Galapagos. New World Publication, Inc. Florida USA & Libri Mundi, Quito, Ecuador, 226 pp.
- IUCN (2010) IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 April 2010.
- IUCN (2023) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2023-1. Https://www.iucnredlist.org
- McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.
- Victor, B. C. (2025) Prionotus pictus, a new endemic species of searobin from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Teleostei: Triglidae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 43, 12–38.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Prionotus miles", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7817. Accessed 5 June 2026.