Pontinus Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Present |
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Spinythroat Scorpionfish (P. nematophthalmus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Infraphylum: | Gnathostomata |
Superclass: | Osteichthyes |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Subclass: | Neopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Scorpaenidae |
Subfamily: | Scorpaeninae |
Genus: |
Pontinus Poey, 1860 |
Pontinus is a genus of scorpionfishes.
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus: