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Pontinus clemensi Fitch, 1955

Pez brujo, escorpion manchado, Spotted scorpionfish

Stone Scorpionfish (Scorpaena mystes) between Floreana and Santa Fe islands, Galapagos. Photo: Salome Buglass, FCD.
Stone Scorpionfish (Scorpaena mystes) between Floreana and Santa Fe islands, Galapagos. Photo: Salome Buglass, FCD.

Length up to 28 cm

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Chordata

Class
Teleostei

Order
Perciformes

Family
Scorpaenidae

Genus
Pontinus

Species
clemensi

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Eastern Pacific

References

  • Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
  • Constant, P. (2007) Marine Life of the Galapagos. The Diver's guide to Fishes, Whales, Dolphins and marine Invertebrates, 307 pp.
  • McCosker, J.E. Rosenblatt, R.H. (2010) The fishes of the Galápagos Archipelago: an update. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sc., Ser. 4, vol. 61, Suppl. II, no. 11: 167-195.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pontinus clemensi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=13193. Accessed 26 October 2025.