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Scorpaenidae
Pontinus rhodochrous
Pontinus rhodochrous
Scorpionfish of Indonesian Waters
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- Oceania
- Southeast Asia
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
MediumPontinus rhodochrous is known around Western Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 28 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Genus
- Pontinus
- Maximum length
- 28 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Western Pacific: Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Vanuatu and Wallis & Futuna Is. (Ref. 86966 ). Widespread throughout the region and conspecific with Pontinus tentacularis and possibly Pontinus macrocephalus (Poss, pers. comm.).
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Order
Family
Conservation status
