Prionotus punctatus (Bloch 1793)

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 112; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 10

Found on sand or muddy bottoms of the continental and insular shelves. Occasionally occurs over reefs. Feeds on shrimps, crabs, other crustaceans and fishes

Found on sand or muddy bottoms of the continental and insular shelves. Occasionally occurs over reefs. Feeds on shrimps, crabs, other crustaceans and fishes. Traded as an aquarium fish at Ceará, Brazil (Ref. 49392).

fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial; price category: medium; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus