Dwarf stingfish (Minous pusillus)

Scientific name: Minous pusillus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Dwarf stingfish (Minous pusillus)

The Dwarf stingfish (Minous pusillus) is a marine fish of the family Synanceiidae. Native range: Western Pacific, southern Japan south to Hong Kong, the Philippines and New Caledonia.

Biology

Found in sheltered bays, shallow inshore and probably ranging to deep offshore in mud-sand habitats. Buries itself during the day in the substrate and is rarely observed, except when found by accident or at night. Usually covered with hydroids.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Minous pusillus
Family
Synanceiidae (Stonefishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Depth range
30–110 m (98–361 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 110 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: southern Japan south to Hong Kong, the Philippines and New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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