Longsnout scorpionfish (Pontinus castor)

Scientific name: Pontinus castor Poey, 1860

Longsnout scorpionfish (Pontinus castor)

The Longsnout scorpionfish (Pontinus castor) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bermuda and southeastern Florida, USA to Colombia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pontinus castor
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
46.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
45–400 m (148–1312 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 45 - 400 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda and southeastern Florida, USA to Colombia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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