Pontinus furcirhinus

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]

Pontinus furcirhinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Pontinus
Species:
P. furcirhinus
Binomial name
Pontinus furcirhinus
Garman, 1899
Synonyms [2]

Pontinus dubius Steindachner, 1902

References

  1. T. Iwamoto; W. Eschmeyer & J. Alvarado (2008). "Pontius furcirhinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2011.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  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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