Longsnout Scorpionfish (Pontinus castor)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Pontinus castor

Poey, 1860

Longsnout Scorpionfish

Also known as: Poey's Scorpionfish

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Demersal

Depth

45–400 m

Max size

46 cm

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Perciformes

Family

Scorpaenidae

Other species in Scorpaenidae

Leaf Scorpionfish (Taenianotus triacanthus)

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coral scorpionfish

Broadbarred Firefish (Pteropterus antennatus)

Pteropterus antennatus

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Devil Firefish (Pterois miles)

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Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans)

Pterois volitans

Red Lionfish

Reef Scorpionfish (Scorpaenodes caribbaeus)

Scorpaenodes caribbaeus

Reef Scorpionfish

Spotted Coral Croucher (Caracanthus maculatus)

Caracanthus maculatus

Spotted Coral Croucher

Largescaled Scorpionfish (Scorpaena scrofa)

Scorpaena scrofa

Largescaled Scorpionfish

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