Spinythroat scorpionfish Pontinus nematophthalmus

Classification

Scorpaenidae [family]

Pontinus [genus] (2)

nematophthalmus [species]

Classification

Scorpaenidae [family]

Pontinus [genus] (2)

nematophthalmus [species]

Names

English name	Spinythroat scorpionfish
Valid name	Pontinus nematophthalmus (Günther, 1860)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Teleostei [class] Bony fish
    - Perciformes [order] Perch-likes
      - Scorpaenidae [family] Scorpionfishes or Rockfishes
        
        Pontinus Poey, 1860 [genus]
        
        Pontinus nematophthalmus (Günther, 1860) [species] Spinythroat scorpionfish