Synanceia nana
| Red Sea Stonefish | |
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| 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 | |
Synanceia nana is a species of venomous fish, regionally referred to as the Red Sea stonefish or Dwarf scorpionfish.
Description
Length up to 13.5cm, described as "hazardous" due to the venom contained in its dorsal spines
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2005). "Synanceia nana" in FishBase. 10 2005 version. Fishbase species 12085
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