Red scorpionfish (Pontinus furcirhinus)

Scientific name: Pontinus furcirhinus Garman, 1899

Red scorpionfish (Pontinus furcirhinus)

The Red scorpionfish (Pontinus furcirhinus) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. Native range: Eastern Pacific, southern Baja California, Mexico to Peru.

Biology

Body and head slightly compressed; body depth contained 2.9 times in standard length; eyes large, their diameter greater than snout length; inter-orbital space narrow, usually less than half eye diameter; tip of maxilla reaching posterior rim of the eye; third dorsal spine prolonged and straight; pectoral fins with 17 rays; medium sized ctenoid scales; lateral scales fewer 60; 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 furcirhinus
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
27.0
Common length
15.0
Depth range
300 m (984 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 300 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico to Peru.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries:
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 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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