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Scorpaenidae
highfin scorpionfish
Pontinus rathbuni
Scorpionfish from One Hundred Forty Six Meters
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- South America
- Fusiform
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Fusiform
Mediumhighfin scorpionfish is a marine fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 33.4 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Genus
- Pontinus
- Maximum length
- 33.4 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Atlantic: Virginia, USA and Bahamas to Venezuela.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
