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Triglidae
| Description | The Triglidae, commonly known as sea robins or gurnard, are a family of bottom-feeding scorpaeniform fish. They get their name (sea robin) from the orange ventral surface of the species in the Western Atlantic (Prionotus carolinus) and from large pectoral fins, which, when swimming, open and close like a bird's wings in flight. The large surface area of the fins also permits the fish to glide short distances above the water surface, much like a flying fish. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triglidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Scorpaeniformes : Triglidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Scorpaeniformes : Triglidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Common Name | sea robin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Triglidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 13 (68%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 41.3 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Scorpaeniformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Scorpaeniformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. E. Fitch and R. J. Lavenberg. 1983. Teleost fish otoliths from Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina (Yorktown Formation: Pliocene). Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 53:509-529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Ponen, Sea Robin, Searobins, Knotfiskar, Knurrfamilien, ホウボウ, Gurnards, Grondins, Vacas Y Rubios | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triglidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acanthatrigla ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Bellator genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Bovitrigla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chelidonichthys genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Eutrigla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Lepidotrigla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Peristedion genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Prionotus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pterygotrigal genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pterygotrigla genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Trigla genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Triglidarum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1963 | Triglidae Jordan p. 717 |
| 2001 | Triglidae Purdy et al. p. 168 |
| 2018 | Triglidae Carnevale and Godfrey p. 174 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
