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Click on image to enlarge. © Copyright Photographer/SFTEP, 2002 · 0 Pontinus furcirhinus 2 thumbnails  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features +/- simple tentacle over eye d: 3rd spine long red, brown and olive spots on back, dorsal fin and c Relatively slender, body compressed; head compressed, very bony, with numerous spines, nape flat; eye large (24-32% of head length); eye cirrus slender and pointed (when present); 15-20 spines on 1st gill arch; dorsal fin - XII, 3rd much longer than others, 2nd not elongate, 8-9 rays, last divided to its base, not attached tobody; pectoral 17-29 rays, all unbranched; anal III,4; scales rough, 24-29 pored scales on lateral line. Red; dark brown and olive spotting on upper body and on dorsal and tail fins; a few dark spots on pectoral. Size: 25 cm. Habitat: hard and soft bottoms. Depth: 50-390 m. Southern Baja and the western and lower eastern Gulf of California to Peru; Cocos and Galapagos Islands. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ). Depth Range Max: 390 m. Depth Range Min: 50 m. Diet: octopus/squid/cuttlefish; bony fishes; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs). Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=30; Southern limit=-6; Western limit=-114; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=36; Longitudinal range=36. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Bathydemersal. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Sand & gravel; Rocks; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Reef (rock &/or coral); Reef and soft bottom. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 25 cm. Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); TEP endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Béarez, P., 1996., Lista de los Peces Marinos del Ecuador Continental., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 44:731-741. Findley, L.T., Hendrickx, M.E., Brusca, R.C., van der Heiden, A.M., Hastings, P.A., Torre, J., 2003., Diversidad de la Macrofauna Marina del Golfo de California, Mexico., CD-ROM versión 1.0. Projecto de la Macrofauna del Golfo .  Derechos reservados de los autores y Conservación Internacional. Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen III. Vertebrados - Parte 2., FAO3:1201-1813. Garman, S., 1899., The Fishes. In: Reports of an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, ... by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross," during 1891. L.C.Z.L. Tannar, U.S.N. commanding XXVI., Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., 24:432pp. Hildebrand, S.F., 1946., A descriptive catalog of the shore fishes of Peru., Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., 189:1-530. Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2. Lopez , M. I. and Bussing, W. A., 1982., Lista provisional de los peces marinos de la Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 30(1):5-26. Love, M.S., Mecklenburg, C.W., Mecklenburg, T.A., Thorsteinson, L.K., 2005., es of the West Coast and Alaska: a checklist of North Pacific and Artic Ocena species from Baja California to the Alaska-Yukon border., U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, 288pp. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Pontinus&speciesname=furcirhinus ---> http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Pontinus&speciesname=furcirhinus http://192.134.151.83/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Pontinus&speciesname=furcirhinus ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Pontinus&speciesname=furcirhinus https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Pontinus&speciesname=furcirhinus ---> https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Pontinus-furcirhinus.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Pontinus Species in    Scorpaenidae - Classification - Scorpaeninae Scorpaenidae Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei Teleostei Chordata Animalia Pontinus furcirhinus Garman , 1899 Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Pontinus furcirhinus   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Videos | Google image Pontinus furcirhinus Picture by Jimenez Prado, P. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes) > Scorpaeninae Etymology: More on author: Garman . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 300 m (Ref. 55763 ). Deep-water; 25°N - Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico to Peru. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 27.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763 ); common length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Body and head slightly compressed; body depth contained 2.9 times in standard length; eyes large, their diameter greater than snout length; inter-orbital space narrow, usually less than half eye diameter; tip of maxilla reaching posterior rim of the eye; third dorsal spine prolonged and straight; pectoral fins with 17 rays; medium sized ctenoid scales; lateral scales fewer 60; body uniformly reddish with small, irregular, brown or olive green spots on the dorsal region (Ref. 55763 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Have a thick glandular tissue on posterior margin of fin spines which is believed to be venomous (Ref. 57406 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators Poss, S.G. , 1995. Scorpaenidae. Rascacios, chancharros. p. 1544-1564. In W. Fischer, F. Krupp, W. Schneider, C. Sommer, K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) Guia FAO para Identification de Especies para lo Fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. 3 Vols. FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9341 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 01 May 2008 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Venomous (Ref. 57406 ) Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01259 (0.00606 - 0.02615), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.5   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives Resilience (Ref. 120179 ):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (17 of 100). 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