Red Sea stonefish

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Red Sea Stonefish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Synanceiidae
Genus: Synanceia
Species: S. nana
Binomial name
Synanceia nana
Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1973

[edit] Description

Length up to 13.5cm, described as "hazardous" due to the venom contained in its dorsal spines

[edit] Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

[edit] References

  • "Synanceia nana". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. 10 2005 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2005. Fishbase species 12085
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