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Family: Synanceiidae Stonefishes



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Choridactylus lineatus Lined stingfish Western Indian Ocean 25 TL 1995
Choridactylus multibarbus Orangebanded stingfish Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1848
Choridactylus natalensis Threestick stingfish Western Indian Ocean 14 TL 1902
Choridactylus striatus Western Indian Ocean 15.9 SL 1993
Dampierosa daruma Daruma stinger Eastern Indian Ocean 1932
Erosa erosa Pitted stonefish Western Pacific 15 TL 1829
Inimicus brachyrhynchus Singapore stinger North-west Pacific 22 TL 1874
Inimicus caledonicus Chinese ghoul Eastern Indian Ocean 25 TL 1878
Inimicus cuvieri Longsnout stinger Western Pacific 24 TL 1835
Inimicus didactylus Bearded ghoul Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1769
Inimicus filamentosus Two-stick stingfish Western Indian Ocean 25 SL 1829
Inimicus gruzovi Western Central Pacific. 1991
Inimicus japonicus Indo-West Pacific 29 TL 1829
Inimicus joubini Northwest Pacific 1927
Inimicus sinensis Spotted ghoul Indo-West Pacific 26 TL 1833
Inimicus smirnovi Western Central Pacific. 1990
Leptosynanceia asteroblepa Indo-Pacific 23 TL 1844
Minous andriashevi Western Indian Ocean 1990
Minous coccineus Onestick stingfish Indo-West Pacific 10.5 TL 1890
Minous dempsterae Obliquebanded stingfish Western Indian Ocean 15 TL 1979
Minous groeneveldi Groeneveld’s stingfish Indo-West Pacific 7.8 SL 2018
Minous inermis Alcock's scorpionfish Indian Ocean 14 TL 1889
Minous longimanus Western Indian Ocean 10.3 SL 1908
Minous monodactylus Grey stingfish Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1801
Minous pictus Painted stinger Indo-West Pacific 10.2 SL 1880
Minous pusillus Dwarf stingfish Western Pacific 7.5 TL 1843
Minous quincarinatus Northwest Pacific 15 TL 1943
Minous radiatus Radial stingfish Western Pacific 10.7 SL 2018
Minous roseus Pink stingfish Indo-West Pacific 7.2 SL 2018
Minous trachycephalus Striped stingfish Indo-West Pacific 12 TL 1855
Minous usachevi Western Indian Ocean 13.8 SL 1993
Minous versicolor Plumstriped stingfish Indo-West Pacific 11 TL 1910
Pseudosynanceia melanostigma Blackfin stonefish Western Indian Ocean. 13 SL 1875
Synanceia alula Midget stonefish Northeastern Indian Ocean 10.2 TL 1973
Synanceia horrida Estuarine stonefish Indo-West Pacific 60 TL 1766
Synanceia nana Red Sea stonefish Western Indian Ocean 13.5 TL 1973
Synanceia platyrhynchus Western Central Pacific 13.2 SL 1874
Synanceia quinque Quinque stonefish Western Pacific 8.4 SL 2021
Synanceia verrucosa Stonefish Indo-Pacific 40 SL 1801
Trachicephalus uranoscopus Stargazing stonefish Indo-West Pacific 10 TL 1801



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