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Species in the genus Pontinus: [ 28 ] records

accraensis, Pontinus Norman [J. R.] 1935:23 [Discovery Reports v. 12; ref. 13911] Accra, Ghana, western Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1930.3.24.42. •Valid as Pontinus accraensis Norman 1935 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:34 [ref. 1274], Eschmeyer & Dempster 1990:667 [ref. 17613], Afonso et al. 1999:84 [ref. 25466], Motomura et al. 2005:14 [ref. 28289], Wirtz et al. 2007:8, 29 [ref. 30263], Poss 2016:2264 [ref. 34610], Reiner 2019:154 [ref. 38139], Fermon et al. 2022:294 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus accraensis Norman 1935. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau south to Namibia, including Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

bibroni, Sebastes (Sebastichthys) Sauvage [H.-E.] 1878:116, Pl. 1 (fig. 3) [Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (Série 2) v. 1; ref. 3880] Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Mediterranean Sea. Holotype (unique): MNHN 0000-7032. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:87 [ref. 20738]. •Synonym of Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich 1825) -- (Eschmeyer 1969:36 [ref. 1274], Blanc & Hureau 1973:583 [ref. 7218], Hureau & Litvinenko in Whitehead et al. 1986:1213 [ref. 13677], Eschmeyer & Dempster 1990:668 [ref. 17613], Poss 2016:2265 [ref. 34610]). Current status: Synonym of Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich 1825). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

castor, Pontinus Poey [F.] 1860:173 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. No types known. •Valid as Pontinus castor Poey 1860 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:30 [ref. 1274], Robins & Ray 1986:273 [ref. 23100], Cervigón 1991:281 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:420 [ref. 23827], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:196 [ref. 25013], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1245 [ref. 27048], Bunkley-Williams & Williams 2004:104 [ref. 27795], Nelson et al. 2004:113 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:116 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:36 [ref. 33341], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho 2023:107 [ref. 40480], Page et al. 2023:178 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus castor Poey 1860. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda and Florida (U.S.A.) south to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), including eastern Gulf of Mexico and eastern Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

chorista, Scorpaena Günther [A.] 1860:103 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 2; ref. 1963] Not available, name on specimen mentioned under Sebastes kuhlii. •In the synonymy of Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich 1825). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich 1825). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

clemensi, Pontinus Fitch [J. E.] 1955:61, Fig. 1 [Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 45 (no. 2); ref. 12270] 22 miles off the coast of Colombia, 2°25'N, 79°00'W, depth 50 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 163597. •Valid as Pontinus clemensi Fitch 1955 -- (Poss in Fischer et al. 1995:1549 [ref. 22830], Franke & Acero P. 1996:765 [ref. 22923], McCosker et al. 1997:25 [ref. 22816], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:294 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:271 [ref. 24555], Béarez 2000:62 [ref. 38451], Mora et al. 2000:85 [ref. 25678], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Barriga Salazar 2014:117 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:402 [ref. 34894], Sánchez-Jiménez et al. 2018:7 [ref. 36248], Grove et al. 2022:21 [ref. 41326], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:368 [ref. 40816]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus clemensi Fitch 1955. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Colombia south to northern Peru, including Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

corallinus, Pontinus Miranda Ribeiro [A. de] 1903:178 [35] [Boletim Sociedade Nacional Agricultura, Rio de Janeiro [Lavoura] 1903 (nos 4-7); ref. 3709] East-southeast of Ilha Rasa, off coast of Brazil, depth 100 meters. Lectotype: MNRJ 1889A. Paralectotypes: MNRJ 1889 (2). Type catalog: Miranda Ribeiro 1955:406 [ref. 12732]. On p. 35 of separate. Lectotype selected by Miranda Ribeiro 1953:406 [ref. 12732] [but perhaps not isolated]. •Questionably valid as Pontinus corallinus Miranda Ribeiro 1903 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:34 [ref. 1274]). •Valid as Pontinus corallinus Miranda Ribeiro 1903 -- (Cervigón 1992:421 [ref. 23827], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1238 [ref. 27048], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27192], Carvalho-Filho 2023:107 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus corallinus Miranda Ribeiro 1903. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Bahia south to Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) endemic. Habitat: marine.

dubius, Pontinus Steindachner [F.] 1902:124 [36], Pl. 3 (fig. 1) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 72 (for 11 July 1901); ref. 10435] Paita, northern Peru. Holotype (unique): ZSM [old collection] destroyed in WWII. Type catalog: Neumann 2006:280 [ref. 28925]. Originally published as "Pontius dubius n. sp.? (an P. fucirhinus Garm.). Not included in earlier abstract [ref. 14771]. On p. 36 of separate. •Synonym of Pontinus furcirhinus Garman 1899 -- (Poss in Fischer et al. 1995:1550 [ref. 22830]). •Valid as Pontinus dubius Steindachner 1902 -- (Franke & Acero P. 1996:765 [ref. 22923], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:272 [ref. 24555] with question). Current status: Valid as Pontinus dubius Steindachner 1902. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific. Habitat: marine.

filifer, Sebastes Valenciennes [A.] 1840:[21], Pl. 2 (fig. 2) [Ichthyologie des îles Canaries v. 2 (pt 2); ref. 4502] Canary Islands. Syntypes: MNHN A-3879 (1, dry), B-2567 (1, dry), B-2568 (1, dry). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:19 [ref. 20738]. Dates to Pl. 2 in 1840, p. 21 published in 1843. •Synonym of Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich 1825) -- (Eschmeyer 1969:36 [ref. 1274], Blanc & Hureau 1973:583 [ref. 7218], Hureau & Litvinenko in Whitehead et al. 1986:1213 [ref. 13677], Eschmeyer & Dempster 1990:668 [ref. 17613], Poss 2016:2265 [ref. 34610]). Current status: Synonym of Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich 1825). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

furcirhinus, Pontinus Garman [S.] 1899:51, Pl. 7 [Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24; ref. 1540] Off Panama and Colombia, eastern Pacific, Albatross stations 3355, 3367, 3368, 3378, 3387, 3389, 3391, 3397, depth 66-210 fathoms. Syntypes: MCZ 28767-70 (1, 6, 2), 28770 (1), 68368-73 (3, 6, 1, 1, 1, 1); USNM 153608 [ex MCZ 28767] (2), 292825 (1). •Valid as Pontinus furcirhinus Garman 1899 -- (Bussing & López S. 1994:82 [ref. 23101], Poss in Fischer et al. 1995:1550 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:295 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:272 [ref. 24555], Nelson et al. 2004:113 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:73 [ref. 37547], Butler et al. 2012:150 [ref. 40735], Page et al. 2013:116 [ref. 32708], Robertson et al. 2017:77 [ref. 35676], Love et al. 2021:104 [ref. 39279], Siccha-Ramirez et al. 2023:369 [ref. 40816], Page et al. 2023:178 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus furcirhinus Garman 1899. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico) and Cocos Island (Costa Rica). IUCN (2010): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

helena, Pontinus Eschmeyer [W. N.] 1965:528, Fig. 2 [Bulletin of Marine Science v. 15 (no. 3); ref. 1273] Gulf of Triste, off Venezuela, 11°10'N, 68°08'W, Oregon station 4451, depth 220 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 231728 [ex UMML 16164 and USNM 260470-F3]. Paratypes: UF 216164 [ex UMML 16164] (1). •Valid as Pontinus helena Eschmeyer 1965 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:25 [ref. 1274], Uyeno & Sato in Uyeno et al. 1983:430 [ref. 14275], Cervigón 1992:421 [ref. 23827], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1246 [ref. 27048]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus helena Eschmeyer 1965. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic. Habitat: marine.

hexanema, Sebastes Günther [A.] 1880:40, Pl. 17 (fig. B) [Report on the shore fishes procured during the voyage of H. M. S. Challenger in the years 1873-1876 v. 1 (pt 6); ref. 2011] Kai Islands, Challenger station 192, Indonesia, Banda Sea, depth 129 fathoms. Syntypes: BMNH 1879.5.14.230 and 240-241 (3); MNHN 1890-0094 (1); NMI block reg. no. 114.1899 (1). Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:19-20 [ref. 20738], Wheeler & O'Riordan 1969:98 [ref. 20752]. •Valid as Pontinus hexanema (Günther 1880) -- (Eschmeyer 1983:1 [ref. 8231]). •Synonym of Pontinus rhodochrous (Günther 1872) -- (Motomura et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31308]). Current status: Synonym of Pontinus rhodochrous (Günther 1872). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

kuhlii, Scorpaena Bowdich [S. L.] 1825:123 [Fishes of Madeira; ref. 590] Madeira, eastern Atlantic. Non-types: SMF 14 (1) from Lowe. •Valid as Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich 1825) -- (Eschmeyer 1969:35 [ref. 1274], Blanc & Hureau 1973:583 [ref. 7218], Hureau & Litvinenko in Whitehead et al. 1986:1213 [ref. 13677], Eschmeyer & Dempster 1990:668 [ref. 17613], Merella et al. 1998:177 [ref. 23484], Santos et al. 1997:76 [ref. 23531], Arruda 1997:115 [ref. 24952], Uiblein et al. 1999:64 [ref. 24045], Afonso et al. 1999:71 [ref. 25466], López Abellán et al. 2001:259 [ref. 25935], Pais et al. 2005:143 [ref. 28486], Wirtz et al. 2007:29 [ref. 30263], Poss 2016:2265 [ref. 34610], Carneiro et al. 2019:230 [ref. 37250], Parenti 2019:7 [ref. 36934], Reiner 2019:155 [ref. 38139], Bañón & Maño 2021:68 [ref. 38883], Kovačić et al. 2021:76 [ref. 39014], Fermon et al. 2022:294 [ref. 39448], Tiralongo & Cappuccinelli in Grech et al. 2023:399 [ref. 40778]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich 1825). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Mediterranean Sea (rare); eastern Atlantic: Galicia (Spain) south to South Africa, including Azores (Portugal), Madeira (Portugal), Canary Islands (Spain), Cape Verde Islands, and São Tomé and Principe. Habitat: marine.

leda, Pontinus Eschmeyer [W. N.] 1969:38, Fig. 3a [Occasional Papers California Academy of Sciences No. 79; ref. 1274] South Gulf of Guinea, 3°31'S, 9°53'E, depth 400 meters. Holotype: CAS 24282. Paratypes: CAS 24283 (1), 24284 (1, c&s); USNM 204097 (4). Additional material: CAS 24285-88 (4, 7, 4, 1); USNM 204096 (2). •Valid as Pontinus leda Eschmeyer 1969 -- (Eschmeyer 1986:470 [ref. 5652], Eschmeyer & Dempster 1990:668 [ref. 17613], Bianchi & Carpenter in Bianchi et al. 1993:152 [ref. 25472], Adam et al. 1998:11 [ref. 23610], Motomura et al. 2005:10 [ref. 28289], Poss 2016:2266 [ref. 34610], Fermon et al. 2022:294 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus leda Eschmeyer 1969. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Gabon south to Namibia. Habitat: marine.

longispinis, Pontinus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:258, Pl. 68 (fig. 246) [Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2; ref. 1848] Gulf of Mexico, 28°36'N, 85°33'30"W, Albatross station 2402, depth 111 fathoms. Lectotype: USNM 39323 (largest specimen). Paralectotypes: USNM 39322 (1), 39323 (2 of 3). The largest specimen in 39323 (126 mm SL originally) had been regarded as the holotype, and the description was based primarily on it; it was designated lectotype by Eschmeyer 1998:938 [ref. 23416]. •Valid as Pontinus longispinis Goode & Bean 1896 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:25 [ref. 1274], Uyeno & Sato in Uyeno et al. 1983:431 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:263 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:97 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1991:282 [ref. 24472], Cervigón 1992:421 [ref. 23827], Acero P. & Navas S. 1997:63 [ref. 26475], Aguilera 1998:48 [ref. 24221], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1247 [ref. 27048], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27192] as longispinnis dated 1897, Nelson et al. 2004:113 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:35 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:116 [ref. 32708], Pinheiro et al. 2015:11 [ref. 34324], Carvalho-Filho 2023:107 [ref. 40480] as longispinnis, Page et al. 2023:178 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus longispinis Goode & Bean 1896. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: South Carolina (U.S.A.) south to Bahia (Brazil), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

macrocephalus, Sebastes Sauvage [H.-E.] 1882:169 [Bulletin de la Société philomathique de Paris (7th Série) v. 6; ref. 3894] Hawaiian Islands. Holotype (unique): MNHN A-4165. Type catalog: Blanc & Hureau 1968:20 [ref. 20738]. •Valid as Pontinus macrocephalus (Sauvage 1882) -- (Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:294 [ref. 6389], Kyushin et al. 1977:328 [ref. 19756], Kanayama in Okamura et al. 1982:271, 393 [ref. 8256], Eschmeyer 1983:1 [ref. 8231], Shimizu in Masuda et al. 1984:314 [ref. 6441], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:82 [ref. 15964], Mohsin & Ambak 1996:572 [ref. 27969], Motomura & Iwatsuki 1997:129 [ref. 23963], Nakabo 2000:577 [ref. 25086], Hutchins 2001:27 [ref. 25847], Nakabo 2002:577 [ref. 26001], Myers & Donaldson 2003:618 [ref. 27495], Shinohara et al. 2005:425 [ref. 28370], Mundy 2005:327 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:172 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2011:64 [ref. 31308], Shinohara et al. 2014:245 [ref. 33330], Koeda et al. 2016:20 [ref. 35333], Koeda et al. 2021:5 [ref. 38857], Gloerfelt-Tarp & Kailola 2022:115 [ref. 41223]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus macrocephalus (Sauvage 1882). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia east to Hawaiian Islands and Tuamotu Archipelago, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia and New Caledonia. Habitat: marine.

macrolepis, Pontinus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:257, Pl. 69 (fig. 247) [Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2; ref. 1848] Off Yucatán, Mexico, 20°59'30"N, 86°23'45"W, Albatross station 235, depth 130 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 39324. •Synonym of Pontinus nematophthalmus (Günther 1860) -- (Eschmeyer 1969:27 [ref. 1274], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:156 [ref. 27754]). Current status: Synonym of Pontinus nematophthalmus (Günther 1860). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

microlepis, Pontinus Bean [T. H.] 1912:125 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 25; ref. 232] Bermuda. Holotype (unique): USNM 74113. •Synonym of Pontinus castor Poey 1860 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:30 [ref. 1274], Smith-Vaniz et al. 1999:196 [ref. 25013], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1248 [ref. 27048]). Current status: Synonym of Pontinus castor Poey 1860. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

nematophthalmus, Sebastes Günther [A.] 1860:99 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 2; ref. 1963] Caribbean Sea. Lectotype: BMNH 2007.11.9.1. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1840.12.12.39 (1, stuffed) [not this species]. Lectotype selected by Ginsburg 1953:51 [ref. 1807]. Second syntype (paralectotype) is from the Indian Ocean and a different species (see Eschmeyer 1969:28 [ref. 1274], Fricke 1999:157 [ref. 24106]). •Valid as Pontinus nematophthalmus (Günther 1860) -- (Eschmeyer 1969:27 [ref. 1274], Robins & Ray 1986:273 [ref. 23100] as nematopthalmus, Cervigón 1992:421 [ref. 23827], Schmitter-Soto et al. 2000:156 [ref. 27754], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1248 [ref. 27048], Moura & Menezes in Menezes et al. 2003:72 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004:113 [ref. 27807], Page et al. 2013:116 [ref. 32708], Klautau et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37903], Robertson et al. 2020:161 [ref. 38098], Carvalho-Filho 2023:108 [ref. 40480] as nematophthallmus, Page et al. 2023:178 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus nematophthalmus (Günther 1860). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Florida (U.S.A.) south to northeastern Brazil, including southern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. IUCN (2015): Least Concern. Habitat: marine.

nigerimum, Pontinus Eschmeyer [W. N.] 1983:3, Fig. 1 [The J.L.B Smith Institute of Ichthyology Special Publication No. 28; ref. 8231] Off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, southwestern Indian Ocean, depth 146 meters. Holotype (unique): SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 11132. •Valid as Pontinus nigerimum Eschmeyer 1983 -- (Eschmeyer 1986:470 [ref. 5652], Adam et al. 1998:11 [ref. 23610], Myers & Donaldson 2003:618 [ref. 27495] as cf. nigerimum, Motomura et al. 2011:64 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2018:132 [ref. 35805], Ajina et al. 2021:2 [ref. 38736], Poss & Motomura 2022:526 [ref. 39725], Moazzam & Osmany 2023:300 [ref. 40698]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus nigerimum Eschmeyer 1983. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indian Ocean: KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa), Mozambique, Madagascar and western Mascarenes (La Réunion) east to Pakistan and Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory); Andaman Islands (India). Habitat: marine.

nigropunctatus, Sebastes Günther [A.] 1868:227 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1868 (pt 2) (art. 4) (for 26 Mar. 1868); ref. 1991] St. Helena Island, South Atlantic (15°58'S, 5°43'W). Syntypes: BMNH 1867.10.8.4-5 (2). •Valid as Pontinus nigropunctatus (Günther 1868) -- (Eschmeyer 1969:40 [ref. 1274], Edwards & Glass 1987:634 [ref. 9166], Eschmeyer & Dempster 1990:669 [ref. 17613], Trunov 2006:475 [ref. 28786], Wirtz et al. 2014:5 [ref. 33516], Poss 2016:2267 [ref. 34610], Brown et al. 2019:179 [ref. 36444], Carvalho-Filho 2023:108 [ref. 40480]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus nigropunctatus (Günther 1868). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago; southern central Atlantic: Ascension and Saint Helena islands, Bonaparte and Grattan seamounts. Habitat: marine.

pollux, Pontinus Poey [F.] 1860:174 [Memorias sobre la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba v. 2; ref. 3499] Havana, Cuba. No types known. •Synonym of Pontinus castor Poey 1860 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:30 [ref. 1274], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1245 [ref. 27048]). Current status: Synonym of Pontinus castor Poey 1860. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

rathbuni, Pontinus Goode [G. B.] & Bean [T. H.] 1896:255, Pl. 68 (fig. 245) [Special Bulletin U. S. National Museum No. 2; ref. 1848] Off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, U.S.A., 35°39'N, 74°52'W, Albatross station 2298, depth 80 fathoms. Holotype (unique): USNM 39325. •Valid as Pontinus rathbuni Goode & Bean 1896 -- (Eschmeyer 1969:32 [ref. 1274], Uyeno & Sato in Uyeno et al. 1983:432 [ref. 14275], Robins & Ray 1986:273 [ref. 23100], Boschung 1992:97 [ref. 23239], Cervigón 1992:421 [ref. 23827], Andreata & Séret 1996:584 [ref. 16204], Acero P. & Navas S. 1997:63 [ref. 26475], Poss & Eschmeyer 2003:1249 [ref. 27048], Nelson et al. 2004:113 [ref. 27807], McEachran & Fechhelm 2005:36 [ref. 28815], Page et al. 2013:116 [ref. 32708], Smith-Vaniz & Jelks 2014:37 [ref. 33341], Lins Oliveira et al. 2015:131 [ref. 37485], Pinheiro et al. 2015:11 [ref. 34324], Klautau et al. 2020:9 [ref. 37903], Moral-Flores et al. 2021:264 [ref. 39286], Carvalho-Filho 2023:108 [ref. 40480], Hoff et al. 2023:8 [ref. 40463], Page et al. 2023:178 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus rathbuni Goode & Bean 1896. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Western Atlantic: Virginia (U.S.A.) south to northeastern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, postlarvae straying north to Newfoundland (Canada). Habitat: marine.

rhodochrous, Sebastes Günther [A.] 1872:659 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871); ref. 1997] Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Syntypes: (2) BMNH 1871.7.20.52 (1). •Valid as Pontinus rhodochrous (Günther 1872) -- (Poss 1999:2306 [ref. 24796], Poss in Randall & Lim 2000:605 [ref. 25122], Randall et al. 2005:119 [ref. 28745], Randall 2007:173 [ref. 30952], Motomura et al. 2011:65 [ref. 31308], Fricke et al. 2011:377 [ref. 31242], Fricke 2015:4 [ref. 33807]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus rhodochrous (Günther 1872). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Habitat: marine.

sierra, Scorpaena (Sebastoplus) Gilbert [C. H.] 1890:82 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 13 (no. 797); ref. 1623] Gulf of California, Mexico, Albatross station 2996 and 3011, depth 71-112 fathoms. Syntypes: (4) CAS-SU 307 (1); USNM 46469 (1), 124331 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:121 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Pontinus sierra (Gilbert 1890) -- (Bussing & López S. 1994:82 [ref. 23101], Poss in Fischer et al. 1995:1551 [ref. 22830], Grove & Lavenberg 1997:295 [ref. 24023], Chirichigno F. & Vélez D. 1998:271 [ref. 24555], Nelson et al. 2004:113 [ref. 27807], Love et al. 2005:73 [ref. 37547], Palacios-Salgado & Ramírez-Valdez 2011:96 [ref. 37124], Butler et al. 2012:152 [ref. 40735], Page et al. 2013:116 [ref. 32708], Barriga Salazar 2014:117 [ref. 35745], Jiménez-Prado et al. 2015:402 [ref. 34894], Robertson et al. 2017:77 [ref. 35676], Love et al. 2021:104 [ref. 39279], Page et al. 2023:178 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus sierra (Gilbert 1890). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of Baja California Sur (Mexico) south to northern Peru, including Gulf of California (Mexico). Habitat: marine.

spilistius, Pontinus Gilbert [C. H.] 1905:633, Fig. 247 [Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]; ref. 1631] Off north coast of Maui Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 4077, depth 99-106 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 51644. Paratypes: CAS-SU 8638 (1), USNM 51663 (1). Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:121 [ref. 12291]. •Synonym of Pontinus macrocephalus (Sauvage 1882) -- (Eschmeyer & Randall 1975:294 [ref. 6389], Eschmeyer 1983:1 [ref. 8231], Lindberg & Krasyukova 1987:82 [ref. 15964], Mundy 2005:327 [ref. 28379], Randall 2007:173 [ref. 30952]). Current status: Synonym of Pontinus macrocephalus (Sauvage 1882). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Habitat: marine.

strigatus, Pontinus Heller [E.] & Snodgrass [R. E.] 1903:208 [Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences v. 5; ref. 2089] Wenman Island, Galápagos Islands (stomach content). Holotype (unique): CAS-SU 6343. Type catalog: Böhlke 1953:121 [ref. 12291]. •Valid as Pontinus strigatus Heller & Snodgrass 1903 -- (Grove & Lavenberg 1997:294 [ref. 24023], McCosker et al. 1997:25 [ref. 22816], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Grove et al. 2022:21 [ref. 41326]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus strigatus Heller & Snodgrass 1903. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Cocos Island (Costa Rica) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.

tentacularis, Nemapontinus Fowler [H. W.] 1938:73, Fig. 32 [Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032); ref. 1426] Off Point Tagolo Light, northern Mindanao and vicinity, Philippines [Bohol Sea], 8°47'N, 123°31'15"E, Albatross station D.5519, depth 182 fathoms. Holotype: USNM 98887. Paratypes: USNM 99008 (2). •Probably a synonym of Pontinus hexanema (Günther 1880) -- (Eschmeyer 1983:1 [ref. 8231]). •Valid as Pontinus tentacularis (Fowler 1938) -- (Kanayama in Okamura et al. 1982:273, 393 [ref. 8256], Yatou in Okamura et al. 1985:569, 718 [ref. 8056], Fricke 1999:157 [ref. 24106], Fricke et al. 2009:39 [ref. 30213]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus tentacularis (Fowler 1938). Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: western Mascarenes east to Philippines and Kyushu-Palau Ridge. Habitat: marine.

vaughani, Pontinus Barnhart [P. S.] & Hubbs [C. L.] 1946:373, Fig. 1 [Bulletin of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California v. 5 (no. 5); ref. 13119] Pacific off Cedros Island, Baja California. Holotype (unique): SIO 64-275. •Valid as Pontinus vaughani Barnhart & Hubbs 1946 -- (Poss in Fischer et al. 1995:1552 [ref. 22830], Allen & Robertson 1997:823 [ref. 41086] as vaughni, Nelson et al. 2004:113 [ref. 27807], McCosker & Rosenblatt 2010:191 [ref. 30957], Page et al. 2013:116 [ref. 32708], Love et al. 2005:73 [ref. 37547], Butler et al. 2012:154 [ref. 40735], Fourriére et al. 2016:443 [ref. 34668], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2016:608 [ref. 34923], Love et al. 2021:104 [ref. 39279], Grove et al. 2022:21 [ref. 41326], Page et al. 2023:178 [ref. 40505]). Current status: Valid as Pontinus vaughani Barnhart & Hubbs 1946. Scorpaenidae: Scorpaeninae. Distribution: Eastern Pacific: Pacific coast of central Baja California (Mexico) south to Peru, including southwestern Gulf of California (Mexico), Revillagigedo Islands (Mexico), Clipperton Island (France) and Galapagos Islands (Ecuador). Habitat: marine.