| Citation | McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 2005, Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico.. Vol. 2. Austin : University of Texas Press. viii+1004p. |
| Ref. | 78464 McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 2005 |
| Page | 35 |
| Named Used as Valid | Pontinus longispinis |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Western Atlantic from South Carolina to Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico; 77- 440 m. |
| Quote | Feeds on polychaetes, squids, euphausids, penaeid shrimps, porcellanid crabs, and ray-finned fishes; maximum size: 2.5 SL |