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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Triglidae Searobins
Subfamily: Prionotinae
Genus: Bellator

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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bellator brachychir Shortfin searobin Western Atlantic 10 TL 1914
Bellator egretta Streamer searobin Western Atlantic 20 TL 1896
Bellator farrago Southeast Pacific 11.2 SL 1998
Bellator gymnostethus Naked-belly searobin Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1892
Bellator loxias Barred searobin Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1897
Bellator militaris Horned searobin Western Atlantic 12.5 TL 1896
Bellator ribeiroi Western Atlantic 9.9 SL 1965
Bellator xenisma Splitnose searobin Eastern Pacific 11 TL 1890



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