offshore rockfish

Pontinus kuhlii

Scorpionfish of the Mediterranean Sea

offshore rockfish is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 52 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Scorpaenidae
Genus: Pontinus
Maximum length: 52 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Portugal, Madeira, the Azores and Mediterranean (Sicily and from the Spanish coast) (Ref. 4570 ) south to 8°30'S, including Canary Islands and Cape Verde. Reported from São Tomé Island (Ref. 34088 ).
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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