Species FAO code: POI

Pontinus kuhlii

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Commercial designations
Production methods and fishing gears
Species distribution and habitat
Species description

Commercial designations

Country	Commercial designations	Names accepted or permitted locally or regionally
France	fr rascasse du large fr rascasse	–
Italy	it Scorfano corallino	–
Portugal	pt Cantarilho pt Cantarilho-requeime pt Requeme	Azores: Bagre Azores: Cântaro
Spain	es Obispo	Andalusia: Falso pollo Balearic Islands: Guajima Canary Islands: Obispo Canary Islands: Volón Canary Islands: Sopipa

Main production methods

Caught

Main fishing gears

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825)

Habitat

Saltwater

FAO major fishing areas

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825)

Scientific name

Pontinus kuhlii

Author

(Bowdich, 1825)

Rank

Species

FAO code

POI

Taxonomic classification

ClassActinopterygii
- OrderScorpaeniformes
  - FamilyScorpaenidae
    - GenusPontinus
      - SpeciesPontinus kuhlii

Synonyms

Sebastoplus filifer (Valenciennes, 1840)
Scorpaena kuhlii Bowdich, 1825
Pontinus filifer (Valenciennes, 1840)
Scorpaena kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825)
Sebastoplus kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825)
Sebastes bibroni Sauvage, 1878
Pontinus kuhli (Bowdich, 1825)
Sebastes filifer Valenciennes, 1840
Sebastes kuhli (Bowdich, 1825)
Sebastes kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825)

Source: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. FishBase. Pontinus kuhlii (Bowdich, 1825)

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