| Family: |
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes or rockfishes), subfamily: Scorpaeninae |
| Max. size: |
28 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 223 - 369 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Indonesia, New Caledonia, Philippines, Vanuatu and Wallis & Futuna Is. (Ref. 86966). Widespread throughout the region and conspecific with Pontinus tentacularisand possibly Pontinus macrocephalus (Poss, pers. comm.). |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Max. length (Michael N. Trevor, pers. comm., 1999). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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