Painted stinger (Minous pictus)

Scientific name: Minous pictus G?nther, 1880

Painted stinger (Minous pictus)

The Painted stinger (Minous pictus) is a marine fish of the family Synanceiidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea and Indonesia.

Biology

Found in sheltered muddy estuaries 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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Minous pictus
Family
Synanceiidae (Stonefishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.0
Depth range
56 m (184 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 56 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea and Indonesia.
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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