Pontinus furcirhinus is a species of scorpaenid fish, one of several known as "red scorpionfish". It is found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from northern Peru to Baja California, Mexico. It lives at depths of 50–390 m (160–1,280 ft), and feeds on crustaceans, cephalopods and bony fishes. It is "apparently a common species", and is gregarious.