- Stonefishes
Taxobox
name = Stonefishes
image_caption =Stonefish , "Synanceia verrucosa "
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Scorpaeniformes
familia = Synanceiidae
familia_authority = Nelson,1994
subdivision_ranks = Genera and species
subdivision = See text.Stonefishes are members of the family Synanceiidae of ray-finned fish, found in the
Indo-Pacific oceans. They are primarily marine, though some species are known to live in rivers. Initially, the most prominent genus of the family was named "Synanceja " (Bloch & Schneider,1801 ), and placed in theScorpaenidae family, thus some sources still classify its genera in that family. Its species are known to have the most potentneurotoxin s of all the fish venoms, secreted from glands at the base of their needle-likedorsal fin spines. Thevernacular name of the species derives from their behaviour of camouflaging as rocks. The type species of the family is thestonefish , "Synanceia verrucosa".Genera and species
* Genus "
Choridactylus "
* Genus "Erosa "
* Genus "Inimicus "
* Genus "Leptosynanceia "
* Genus "Minous "
* Genus "Pseudosynanceia "
* Genus "Synanceia "
** ReefStonefish , "Synanceia verrucosa " Bloch & Schneider,1801
**Estuary stonefish , "Synanceia horrida "
**Red Sea stonefish , "Synanceia nana "
* Genus "Trachicephalus "External links
* [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/FamilySummary.cfm?id=578 FishBase entry]
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