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Synanceia horrida (Warty ghoul; True stonefish; Stonefish; Horrid stonefish; Estuary stonefish; Estuarine stonefish; Dornorn)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Synanceia horrida, also known as the estuarine stonefish or regionally as simply stonefish, is a species of venomous fish of the family Synanceiidae. They are carnivorous ray-finned fish with venomous spines that lives on reef bottoms, camouflaged as a rock. They are one of the most venomous fish in the world, and are often included in private and public aquariums.
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Attributes

Venomous [1]  Yes

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Ujung Kulon National Park II 313466 Java, Indonesia    

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Opegaster syngnathi[2]
Prosorhynchus synanceiae[2]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Living Hazards Database, Armed Forces Pest Management Board, U.S. Army Garrison - Forest Glen
♦ 2Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0