Estuarine stonefish (Synanceia horrida)

Scientific name: Synanceia horrida Linnaeus, 1766

Estuarine stonefish (Synanceia horrida)

The Estuarine stonefish (Synanceia horrida) is a brackish-water fish of the family Synanceiidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, India to China, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Reported from Vanuatu.

Biology

A drab species, usually brownish grey to reddish brown with a pattern of fine lines across the caudal fin. Eyes well elevated compared to the reef stonefish S. verrucosa.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Synanceia horrida
Family
Synanceiidae (Stonefishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: India to China, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Reported from Vanuatu.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Aquarium: public aquariums

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Sources

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

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