Pontinus furcirhinus
Pontinus furcirhinus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Osteichthyes |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Genus: | Pontinus |
Species: | P. furcirhinus |
Binomial name | |
Pontinus furcirhinus Garman, 1899 | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Pontinus dubius Steindachner, 1902 |
Pontinus furcirhinus is a species of scorpaenid fish, one of several known as "red scorpionfish". It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from northern Peru to Baja California, Mexico.[1] It lives at depths of 50–390 m (160–1,280 ft), and feeds on crustaceans, cephalopods and bony fishes.[1] It is "apparently a common species", and is gregarious.[1]
References
External identifiers for Pontinus furcirhinus | |
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Encyclopedia of Life | 212402 |
ITIS | 644365 |
NCBI | 72112 |
WoRMS | 274685 |
- 1 2 3 4 T. Iwamoto; W. Eschmeyer & J. Alvarado (2008). "Pontius furcirhinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1 (3.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ↑ Nicolas Bailly (2010). Nicolas Bailly, ed. "Pontinus furcirhinus Garman, 1899". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
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