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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Synanceiidae Stonefishes
Subfamily: Synanceiinae
Genus: Synanceia

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10.2 cm TL
 
Synanceia alula
[Midget stonefish]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Synanceia horrida (Linnaeus, 1766)

Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Synanceia horrida
[Estuarine stonefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
Synanceia nana Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1973

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Synanceia nana
[Red Sea stonefish]
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Western Central Pacific
 
Synanceia platyrhyncha
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Synanceia verrucosa
[Stonefish]
5 Species of Family Synanceiidae with Genus Synanceia
(Stonefishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1973 Synanceia alula Midget stonefish Indo-Pacific 10.2 TL
1766 Synanceia horrida Estuarine stonefish Indo-West Pacific 60 TL
1973 Synanceia nana Red Sea stonefish Western Indian Ocean 13.5 TL
1874 Synanceia platyrhyncha Western Central Pacific
1801 Synanceia verrucosa Stonefish Indo-Pacific 40 SL



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