Synanceiidae

Estuarine stonefish

Synanceia horrida

Synanceiid Fish beneath Australian Waters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• South Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Fusiform
• Large
• Tropical fish

Synanceia horrida, the estuarine stonefish, hollow-cheek stonefish, horrid stonefish, rough stonefish or true stonefish, is a species of venomous, marine ray-finned fish, a stonefish belonging to the subfamily Synanceiinae which is classified as being within the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. It is a benthic fish which is found in the Indo-Pacific region. This species is considered to be one of the most dangerous venomous fish in the world.