Onestick stingfish (Minous coccineus) fish species and information / pictures of Onestick stingfish - Minous coccineus

Onestick stingfish (Minous coccineus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Minous coccineus

Common Name
Onestick stingfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Characteristic black spots on inside of pectorals (Ref. 4313).

Classification

Classified By
Alcock, 1890
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Stonefishes (Synanceiidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-West Pacific
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Durban, South Africa northwards; also in Red Sea, Arabian Sea and eastward to Gulf of Thailand. Reported as likely at Seychelles (Ref. 1623) but Randall and van Egmond 1994 (Ref. 10685) believe otherwise.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
50 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 50 m (Ref. 4313)
Trophic Level
3.62 s.e. 0.62 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
10.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Venomous
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated