Pontinus clemensi Fitch, 1955
Mottled scorpionfish
Pontinus clemensi
photo by Béarez, P.

 Family:  Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Scorpaeninae
 Max. size:  54.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,550.0 g; max. reported age: 8 years
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 91 - 110 m
 Distribution:  Southeast Pacific: Colombia, Ecuador, the Galapagos Islands, and northern Peru.
 Diagnosis:  Head and body slightly compressed; body depth contained 2.9 to 3.2 times or more in standard length; eyes moderately large, their length less than or equal to snout length; inter-orbital space wide, generally half the eye diameter; tip of maxilla not reaching posterior rim of the eye; third dorsal spine prolonged, its tip curved slightly forward; pectoral fin with 18 rays; small ctenoid scales; body uniformly reddish with small, irregular, brown or olive green spots on the dorsal region (Ref. 55763).
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  venomous
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 13.08.93
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 18.07.13
 Checked by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 21.07.95

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