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Family: Synanceiidae Stonefishes



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36 species (see list below)

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Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Choridactylus lineatus
[Lined stingfish]

Photo by Aitken, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Choridactylus multibarbus Richardson, 1848

Photo by Aitken, K.
 
Choridactylus multibarbus
[Orangebanded stingfish]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Choridactylus natalensis (Gilchrist, 1902)

Photo by SFSA
 
Choridactylus natalensis
[Threestick stingfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.9 cm SL
Choridactylus striatus Mandrytsa, 1993

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Choridactylus striatus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
 
Dampierosa daruma
[Daruma stinger]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Erosa erosa (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Erosa erosa
[Pitted stonefish]
No picture found
North-west Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Inimicus brachyrhynchus
[Singapore stinger]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Inimicus caledonicus (Sauvage, 1878)

Photo by Honeycutt, K.
 
Inimicus caledonicus
[Chinese ghoul]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Inimicus cuvieri (Gray, 1835)

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Inimicus cuvieri
[Longsnout stinger]

Photo by Petrinos, C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Inimicus didactylus (Pallas, 1769)

Photo by Petrinos, C.
 
Inimicus didactylus
[Bearded ghoul]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Inimicus filamentosus (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Inimicus filamentosus
[Two-stick stingfish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Inimicus gruzovi
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Inimicus japonicus (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Inimicus japonicus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Inimicus joubini
[]

Photo by Steene, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Inimicus sinensis (Valenciennes, 1833)

Photo by Steene, R.
 
Inimicus sinensis
[Spotted ghoul]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Inimicus smirnovi
[]

Photo by NREB, Sarawak/ DANIDA

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Leptosynanceia asteroblepa (Richardson, 1844)

Photo by NREB, Sarawak/ DANIDA
 
Leptosynanceia asteroblepa
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
 
Minous andriashevi
[]

Photo by Satapoomin, U.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Minous coccineus Alcock, 1890

Photo by Satapoomin, U.
 
Minous coccineus
[Onestick stingfish]

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Minous dempsterae Eschmeyer, Hallacher & Rama-Rao, 1979

Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Minous dempsterae
[Obliquebanded stingfish]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Minous inermis Alcock, 1889

Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Minous inermis
[Alcock's scorpionfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
 
Minous longimanus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Minous monodactylus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Minous monodactylus
[Grey stingfish]

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Minous pictus Günther, 1880

Photo by Murdy, E.O./Ferraris, C.J., Jr.
 
Minous pictus
[Painted stinger]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
Minous pusillus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Photo by Suzuki, T.
 
Minous pusillus
[Dwarf stingfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Minous quincarinatus (Fowler, 1943)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Minous quincarinatus
[]

Photo by Steene, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Minous trachycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)

Photo by Steene, R.
 
Minous trachycephalus
[Striped stingfish]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
 
Minous usachevi
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm TL
Minous versicolor Ogilby, 1910

Photo by CSIRO
 
Minous versicolor
[Plumstriped stingfish]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Western Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Pseudosynanceia melanostigma Day, 1875

Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Pseudosynanceia melanostigma
[Blackfin stonefish]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm TL
 
Synanceia alula
[Midget stonefish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Synanceia horrida (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Synanceia horrida
[Estuarine stonefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
Synanceia nana Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1973

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Synanceia nana
[Red Sea stonefish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Synanceia platyrhyncha
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Synanceia verrucosa
[Stonefish]

Photo by Satapoomin, U.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Trachicephalus uranoscopus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

Photo by Satapoomin, U.
 
Trachicephalus uranoscopus
[Stargazing stonefish]
36 Species of Family Synanceiidae
(Stonefishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1995 Choridactylus lineatus Lined stingfish Western Indian Ocean 25 TL
1848 Choridactylus multibarbus Orangebanded stingfish Indo-West Pacific 12 SL
1902 Choridactylus natalensis Threestick stingfish Western Indian Ocean 14 TL
1993 Choridactylus striatus Western Indian Ocean 15.9 SL
1932 Dampierosa daruma Daruma stinger Eastern Indian Ocean
1829 Erosa erosa Pitted stonefish Western Pacific 15 TL
1874 Inimicus brachyrhynchus Singapore stinger North-west Pacific 22 TL
1878 Inimicus caledonicus Chinese ghoul Eastern Indian Ocean 25 TL
1835 Inimicus cuvieri Longsnout stinger Western Pacific 24 TL
1769 Inimicus didactylus Bearded ghoul Indo-West Pacific 25 TL
1829 Inimicus filamentosus Two-stick stingfish Western Indian Ocean 25 SL
1991 Inimicus gruzovi Western Central Pacific.
1829 Inimicus japonicus Indo-West Pacific 29 TL
1927 Inimicus joubini Northwest Pacific
1833 Inimicus sinensis Spotted ghoul Indo-West Pacific 26 TL
1990 Inimicus smirnovi Western Central Pacific.
1844 Leptosynanceia asteroblepa Indo-Pacific 23 TL
1990 Minous andriashevi Western Indian Ocean
1890 Minous coccineus Onestick stingfish Indo-West Pacific 10.5 TL
1979 Minous dempsterae Obliquebanded stingfish Western Indian Ocean 15 TL
1889 Minous inermis Alcock's scorpionfish Indian Ocean 14 TL
1908 Minous longimanus Western Indian Ocean 10.3 SL
1801 Minous monodactylus Grey stingfish Indo-West Pacific 15 TL
1880 Minous pictus Painted stinger Indo-West Pacific 11 TL
1843 Minous pusillus Dwarf stingfish Western Pacific 7.5 TL
1943 Minous quincarinatus Northwest Pacific 15 TL
1855 Minous trachycephalus Striped stingfish Western Pacific 12 TL
1993 Minous usachevi Western Indian Ocean 13.8 SL
1910 Minous versicolor Plumstriped stingfish Indo-West Pacific 11 TL
1875 Pseudosynanceia melanostigma Blackfin stonefish Western Indian Ocean. 13 SL
1973 Synanceia alula Midget stonefish Indo-Pacific 10.2 TL
1766 Synanceia horrida Estuarine stonefish Indo-West Pacific 60 TL
1973 Synanceia nana Red Sea stonefish Western Indian Ocean 13.5 TL
1874 Synanceia platyrhyncha Western Central Pacific
1801 Synanceia verrucosa Stonefish Indo-Pacific 40 SL
1801 Trachicephalus uranoscopus Stargazing stonefish Indo-West Pacific 10 TL



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