Species: Pontinus castor, Longsnout scorpionfish
snout long
no pit behind eyes
no pit behind eyes
no distinctive marks
pectoral 15-18, no rays branched
scales rough
Pontinus castor Poey, 1860
Longsnout scorpionfish
Head very bony, with numerous spines, without pit behind eye; snout long (130-200% of eye) and pointed; ridge under eye with 3-4 spines; uppermost preopercular spine longest, 2nd spine reduced or absent; teeth on roof of mouth at sides but not at front; slit present behind last gill arch; dorsal fin XII (none elongated), 10.5 (9.5-11.5); anal III+5; pectoral with longest rays in center, 17 (15-18) rays, all unbranched; scales rough, present on cheek. behind eye and on chest; lateral line complete, with tubes on scales;.
Reddish; scattered dark specks on head and body; fins spotted with red.
Reaches 46 cm.
Rocky and shell bottoms.
Depth range: 32-549 m.
Bermuda to Venezuela.
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- Salinity
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- Marine Only
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Sand & gravel
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Bivalves & sea cucumbers
- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Reef and soft bottom
- Rocks
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Bony fishes
- Data
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species.
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- All species..
- Island (s)
- GC endemic
- Island (s) only
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Listed
- Least concern
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 46
- Depth Range Min
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- 32
- Depth Range Max
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- 549
