Pontinus rathbuni, Highfin scorpionfish

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Pontinus rathbuni Goode & Bean, 1896

Highfin scorpionfish
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae
Etymology: More on authors: Goode & Bean.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin démersal; profondeur ? - 146 m (Ref. 58018). Subtropical; 38°N - 9°N

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Western Atlantic: Virginia, USA and Bahamas to Venezuela.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.4 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 55642)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total): 12; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 9; Épines anales 3; Rayons mous anaux: 5. Snout short and almost equal to orbit diameter; third dorsal spine not elongated (Ref. 13608).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Have a thick glandular tissue on posterior margin of fin spines which is believed to be venomous (Ref. 57406).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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