Spotback scorpionfish (Pontinus vaughani)

Scientific name: Pontinus vaughani Barnhart & Hubbs, 1946

Spotback scorpionfish (Pontinus vaughani)

The Spotback scorpionfish (Pontinus vaughani) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. Native range: Eastern Central Pacific, Baja California, Mexico and the Clipperton, Clarion and Revillagigedo islands.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pontinus vaughani
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
44.3
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Central Pacific: Baja California, Mexico and the Clipperton, Clarion and Revillagigedo islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: 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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