Stalkeye scorpionfish (Pontinus strigatus)

Scientific name: Pontinus strigatus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903

The Stalkeye scorpionfish (Pontinus strigatus) is a marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae. Native range: Southeast Pacific, Galapagos Islands.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pontinus strigatus
Family
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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