Daisy midshipman
Porichthys margaritatus
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
- Batrachoidiformes
- Family
- Batrachoididae
- Genus
- Porichthys
Where to Find
Found in 6 diving areas across 6 countries and 3 regions.
- Caribbean Coast, Costa Rica - 6 records
- Corn Islands, Nicaragua - 2 records
- Coiba National Park, Panama - 1 records
- Sea of Cortez, Mexico - 11 records
- Isla de la Plata, Ecuador - 17 records
- Mancora & North Coast, Peru - 4 records