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stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa)
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Synanceiidae

stonefish

Synanceia verrucosa

Synanceiid Fish Reaching Forty Centimeters

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

stonefish is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 40 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Perches and Allies
Family
Synanceiidae
Genus
Synanceia
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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