Onestick stingfish (Minous coccineus)

Scientific name: Minous coccineus Alcock, 1890

Onestick stingfish (Minous coccineus)

The Onestick stingfish (Minous coccineus) is a marine fish of the family Synanceiidae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Minous coccineus
Family
Synanceiidae (Stonefishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.0
Depth range
50 m (164 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 50 m
Climate
Tropical
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 but Randall and van Egmond 1994 believe otherwise.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous

Sources

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

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