Inimicus
filamentosus
(Cuvier, 1829)
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Family:
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Synanceiidae
(Stonefishes), subfamily: Choridactylinae
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Order:
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Scorpaeniformes
(scorpionfishes and flatheads)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Two-stick stingfish |
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Max. size:
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25.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 3503) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range ? – 55 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial |
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Resilience: |
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Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and East Africa to Maldives. Reported from the Philippines (Ref. 5515).
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Biology: |
Inhabits sand and rubble bottoms of coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Uncommon in markets.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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venomous
, Halstead, B.W., P.S. Auerbach and D.R. Campbell. 1990
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