Pontinus tentacularis

Pontinus tentacularis is a species of fish in the family Scorpaenidae.

Pontinus tentacularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Scorpaeniformes
Family:
Scorpaenidae
Genus:
Pontinus
Species:
P. tentacularis
Binomial name
Pontinus tentacularis
(Fowler, 1938)
Synonyms[1]
  • Nemapontinus tentacularis Fowler, 1938
  • Pontius tentacularis (Fowler, 1938)

Habitat

Iti s a marine demersal tropical climate fish which lives between 170 and 600 m underseas.

Geographical distribution

It is found from the Reunion and Mauritius to the Philippines.

Observations

It is harmless for humans.[2]

References
  1. "Catalogue of Life". catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. "Pontinus tentacularis". fishbase.org. Retrieved 2016-08-01.

Bibliography
  • Anonymous, 2001. Database of the collection of fishes of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution - Division of Fishes.
  • Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao And C.F. Lai (eds.), 1999. Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan.
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