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Family: Scorpaenidae Scorpionfishes or rockfishes


Country: Mexico | See tabular list

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9 species in Mexico - Pacific, Eastern Central (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pontinus furcirhinus Eastern Pacific 27 TL 1899
Pontinus sierra Speckled scorpionfish Eastern Central Pacific 28 TL 1890
Pontinus vaughani Spotback scorpionfish Eastern Central Pacific 44.3 SL 1946
Scorpaena guttata California scorpionfish Eastern Pacific 43 TL 1854
Scorpaena histrio Player scorpionfish Eastern Pacific 26 TL 1840
Scorpaena mystes Eastern Pacific 45.7 TL 1895
Scorpaena russula Reddish scorpionfish Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1890
Scorpaena sonorae Sonora scorpionfish Eastern Central Pacific 15.8 SL 1889
Scorpaenodes xyris Rainbow scorpionfish Eastern Pacific 15 TL 1882



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013