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Family: Synanceiidae Stonefishes



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40 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Choridactylus lineatus
[Lined stingfish]

Photo by Aitken, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Choridactylus multibarbus Richardson, 1848

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

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

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

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Erosa erosa
[Pitted stonefish]
No picture found

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

Photo by Shao, K.T.

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

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

Max. Length 16.6 cm SL
 
Inimicus joubini
[]

Photo by Steene, R.

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

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

Photo by NREB, Sarawak/ DANIDA

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

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

Photo by Satapoomin, U.

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

Photo by 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 Photo by Iranian Fisheries Research Organization (IFRO)
 
Minous dempsterae
[Obliquebanded stingfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm SL
 
Minous groeneveldi
[Groeneveld's stingfish]

Photo by Osmany, H.B.

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

Photo by Photo by Osmany, H.B.
 
Minous inermis
[Alcock's scorpionfish]
No picture found

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

Photo by Petrinos, C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm SL
Minous pictus Günther, 1880

Photo by Photo by Petrinos, C.
 
Minous pictus
[Painted stinger]

Photo by Suzuki, T.

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

Photo by 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 Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Minous quincarinatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
 
Minous radiatus
[Radial stingfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Minous roseus
[Pink stingfish]

Photo by Steene, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Minous trachycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)

Photo by Photo by Steene, R.
 
Minous trachycephalus
[Striped stingfish]
No picture found

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 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 Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Pseudosynanceia melanostigma
[Blackfin stonefish]
No picture found

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

Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
 
Synanceia platyrhynchus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
 
Synanceia quinque
[Quinque stonefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

Photo by 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 Photo by Satapoomin, U.
 
Trachicephalus uranoscopus
[Stargazing stonefish]


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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 16.6 SL 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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