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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Synanceiidae Stonefishes
Subfamily: Synanceiinae
Genus: Synanceia

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6 species (see list below)
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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)

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Synanceia horrida
[Estuarine stonefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Synanceia nana
[Red Sea stonefish]
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Max. Length 13.2 cm SL
 
Synanceia platyrhynchus
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Max. Length 8.4 cm SL
 
Synanceia quinque
[Quinque stonefish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

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

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Synanceia verrucosa
[Stonefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Synanceia alula Midget stonefish Northeastern Indian Ocean 10.2 TL 1973
Synanceia horrida Estuarine stonefish Indo-West Pacific 60 TL 1766
Synanceia nana Red Sea stonefish Western Indian Ocean 13.5 TL 1973
Synanceia platyrhynchus Western Central Pacific 13.2 SL 1874
Synanceia quinque Quinque stonefish Western Pacific 8.4 SL 2021
Synanceia verrucosa Stonefish Indo-Pacific 40 SL 1801



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