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Synanceia horrida
| Synanceia horrida | |
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| Stonefish in Lembeh Strait. The fish is facing left, with its left eye visible on the large protrusion. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Synanceia |
| Species: | S. horrida
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| Binomial name | |
| Synanceia horrida (Linnaeus, 1766)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Synanceia horrida, the estuarine stonefish, hollow-cheek stonefish, horrid stonefish, rough stonefish or true stonefish, is a species of venomous, marine ray-finned fish, a stonefish belonging to the subfamily Synanceiinae which is classified as being within the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. It is a benthic fish which is found in the Indo-Pacific region. This species is considered to be one of the most dangerous venomous fish in the world. It is a popular exhibit in public aquaria and is found in the private aquarium trade.
- ^ Motomura, H.; Matsuura, K. & Khan, M. (2018). "Synanceia horrida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T114179968A116344072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T114179968A116344072.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Synanceia horrida". FishBase. February 2022 version.
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