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.
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