Pontinus furcirhinus

Pontinus furcirhinus
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
Encyclopedia of Life 212402
ITIS 644365
NCBI 72112
WoRMS 274685
  1. 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.
  2. Nicolas Bailly (2010). Nicolas Bailly, ed. "Pontinus furcirhinus Garman, 1899". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 5, 2011.


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