Spinythroat Scorpionfish
Pontinus nematophthalmus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Scorpaenidae
- Genus
- Pontinus
Where to Find
Found in 16 diving areas across 12 countries and 4 regions.
- South Coast, Barbados - 8 records
- West Coast, Barbados - 5 records
- Klein Bonaire, Bonaire - 21 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Curaçao Southeast, Curaçao - 23 records
- Cabrits & Northern Coast, Dominica - 1 records
- Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine Reserve, Dominica - 1 records
- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - 2 records
- Southwest Coast, Grenada - 1 records
- Saint-Pierre, Martinique - 1 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 2 records
- Corn Islands, Nicaragua - 2 records
- Cozumel, Mexico - 6 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 6 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 9 records