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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Synanceiidae Stonefishes
Subfamily: Synanceiinae
Genus: Synanceia

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6 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
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



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