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Scorpaenidae
Dragon Scorpionfish
Pontinus helena
Scorpionfish of the Atlantic Ocean
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- South America
- Fusiform
- Medium
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Fusiform
MediumDragon Scorpionfish is a marine fish of Western Central Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. The largest recorded length is 16.8 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Genus
- Pontinus
- Maximum length
- 16.8 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Western Central Atlantic: Venezuela to Suriname.
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
Class
Family
Water
Conservation status
