Red Sea stonefish

Length up to 13.

The Red Sea stonefish lives in the demersal, marine, depth range 4 - 18 m environment.

Another ugly-looking fish, the Red Sea stonefish can reach a length up to 13.5cm, described as "hazardous" due to the venom contained in its dorsal spines. They inhabit Western Indian Ocean: the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. More

Common names

Dwarf scorpionfish in English
Red Sea stonefish in English
Rødehavsstenfisk in Danish (dansk)
南娜毒鮋 in Mandarin Chinese
南娜毒鮋 in Unknown
南娜毒鲉 in Mandarin Chinese
南娜毒鲉 in Unknown

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Order : Scorpaeniformes
Family : Synanceiidae
Genus : Synanceia
Species : Synanceia nana
Authority : Eschmeyer & Rama-Rao, 1973