Mottled scorpionfish (Pontinus clemensi)

Scientific name: Pontinus clemensi Fitch, 1955

Mottled scorpionfish (Pontinus clemensi)

The Mottled scorpionfish (Pontinus clemensi) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. Native range: Southeast Pacific, Colombia, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, and northern Peru.

Biology

Head and body slightly compressed; body depth contained 2.9 to 3.2 times or more in standard length; eyes moderately large, their length less than or equal to snout length; inter-orbital space wide, generally half the eye diameter; tip of maxilla not reaching posterior rim of the eye; third dorsal spine prolonged, its tip curved slightly forward; pectoral fin with 18 rays; small ctenoid scales; body uniformly reddish with small, irregular, brown or olive green spots on the dorsal region.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pontinus clemensi
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
54.9
Common length
25.0
Depth range
91–110 m (299–361 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 91 - 110 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: Colombia, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, and northern Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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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