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  5. Stonefishes (Synanceiidae)

Stonefishes (Synanceiidae)

The Stonefishes (Synanceiidae) family has 22 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia, 3 of which are kept in home aquariums.

Species in this family

  • Bearded ghoul (Inimicus didactylus)Bearded ghoulInimicus didactylus
  • Estuarine stonefish (Synanceia horrida)Estuarine stonefishSynanceia horrida
  • Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa)StonefishSynanceia verrucosa
  • Alcock's scorpionfish (Minous inermis)Alcock's scorpionfishMinous inermis
  • Blackfin stonefish (Pseudosynanceia melanostigma)Blackfin stonefishPseudosynanceia melanostigma
  • Chinese ghoul (Inimicus caledonicus)Chinese ghoulInimicus caledonicus
  • Daruma stingerErosa daruma
  • Dwarf stingfish (Minous pusillus)Dwarf stingfishMinous pusillus
  • Grey stingfish (Minous monodactylus)Grey stingfishMinous monodactylus
  • Lined stingfishChoridactylus lineatus
  • Obliquebanded stingfish (Minous dempsterae)Obliquebanded stingfishMinous dempsterae
  • Onestick stingfish (Minous coccineus)Onestick stingfishMinous coccineus
  • Orangebanded stingfish (Choridactylus multibarbus)Orangebanded stingfishChoridactylus multibarbus
  • Painted stinger (Minous pictus)Painted stingerMinous pictus
  • Pitted stonefish (Erosa erosa)Pitted stonefishErosa erosa
  • Plumstriped stingfish (Minous versicolor)Plumstriped stingfishMinous versicolor
  • Red Sea stonefish (Synanceia nana)Red Sea stonefishSynanceia nana
  • Spotted ghoul (Inimicus sinensis)Spotted ghoulInimicus sinensis
  • Stargazing stonefish (Trachicephalus uranoscopus)Stargazing stonefishTrachicephalus uranoscopus
  • Striped stingfish (Minous trachycephalus)Striped stingfishMinous trachycephalus
  • Threestick stingfish (Choridactylus natalensis)Threestick stingfishChoridactylus natalensis
  • Two-stick stingfish (Inimicus filamentosus)Two-stick stingfishInimicus filamentosus
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