Pontinus
| Pontinus Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Present[1] | |
|---|---|
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| Spinythroat Scorpionfish (P. nematophthalmus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Subclass: | Neopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes[2] |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Scorpaeninae |
| Genus: | Pontinus Poey, 1860 |
Pontinus is a genus of scorpionfishes.
Species
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Pontinus accraensis Norman, 1935 (Ghanean rockfish)
- Pontinus castor Poey, 1860 (Longsnout scorpionfish)
- Pontinus clemensi Fitch, 1955 (Mottled scorpionfish)
- Pontinus corallinus A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903
- Pontinus furcirhinus Garman, 1899
- Pontinus helena Eschmeyer, 1965
- Pontinus hexanema (Günther, 1880)
- Pontinus kuhlii (S. Bowdich, 1825) (Offshore rockfish)
- Pontinus leda Eschmeyer, 1969 (Speckled deepwater scorpionfish)
- Pontinus longispinis Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Longspine scorpionfish)
- Pontinus macrocephalus (Sauvage, 1882) (Large-headed scorpionfish)
- Pontinus nematophthalmus (Günther, 1860) (Spinythroat scorpionfish)
- Pontinus nigerimum Eschmeyer, 1983 (Blacklash scorpionfish)
- Pontinus nigropunctatus (Günther, 1868) (St. Helena deepwater scorpionfish)
- Pontinus rathbuni Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Highfin scorpionfish)
- Pontinus rhodochrous (Günther, 1872)
- Pontinus sierra (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) (Speckled scorpionfish)
- Pontinus strigatus Heller & Snodgrass, 1903 (Stalkeye scorpionfish)
- Pontinus tentacularis (Fowler, 1938)
- Pontinus vaughani Barnhart & C. L. Hubbs, 1946 (Spotback scorpionfish)
References
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2007-12-25.
- ↑ "Scorpaeniformes". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Pontinus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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