| Family: |
Synanceiidae (Stonefishes), subfamily: Choridactylinae |
| Max. size: |
15.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 26 - 33 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 13-14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 27-27. Head, body and fins dark; sides of the body with numerous narrow light contrasting longitudinal strips, running to the dorsal and caudal fins. Pectoral fin with no long, threadlike upper ray; inner side is dark, without the large light longitudinal patches on the central part of the fin and has no alternating dark and light longitudinal strips (Ref. 41472). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 19 June 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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