Pontinus

Updated on Jan 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Infraphylum Gnathostomata Family Scorpaenidae Scientific name Pontinus Higher classification Scorpionfish Order Scorpaeniformes		Subphylum Vertebrata Superclass Osteichthyes Subfamily Scorpaeninae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus Subclass Neopterygii

Similar Scorpionfish, Pontinus kuhlii, Neomerinthe, Scorpaenodes, Parascorpaena

Fish pontinus sp and sponge asconema setubalense

Pontinus is a genus of scorpionfishes.

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:

Pontinus accraensis Norman, 1935 (Ghanean rockfish)

Pontinus castor Poey, 1860 (Longsnout scorpionfish)

Pontinus clemensi Fitch, 1955 (Mottled scorpionfish)

Pontinus corallinus A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903

Pontinus furcirhinus Garman, 1899

Pontinus helena Eschmeyer, 1965

Pontinus hexanema (Günther, 1880)

Pontinus kuhlii (S. Bowdich, 1825) (Offshore rockfish)

Pontinus leda Eschmeyer, 1969 (Speckled deepwater scorpionfish)

Pontinus longispinis Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Longspine scorpionfish)

Pontinus macrocephalus (Sauvage, 1882) (Large-headed scorpionfish)

Pontinus nematophthalmus (Günther, 1860) (Spinythroat scorpionfish)

Pontinus nigerimum Eschmeyer, 1983 (Blacklash scorpionfish)

Pontinus nigropunctatus (Günther, 1868) (St. Helena deepwater scorpionfish)

Pontinus rathbuni Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Highfin scorpionfish)

Pontinus rhodochrous (Günther, 1872)

Pontinus sierra (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Speckled scorpionfish)

Pontinus strigatus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 (Stalkeye scorpionfish)

Pontinus tentacularis (Fowler, 1938)

Pontinus vaughani Barnhart & C. L. Hubbs, 1946 (Spotback scorpionfish)

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