Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
December 19, 1817
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 90
Additional Source Text:
The donor is identified as from Cape May, N.J.
Notes:
The Triglidae are a family of bottom-feeding scorpaeniform fish. Prionotus carolinus, commonly known as the northern sea robin, common sea robin, or gurnard, is a species found in shallow water on the east coast of the United States.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Northern sea robin
Current Scientific Name
Prionotus carolinus
