Biology:Synanceia nana
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Short description: Species of fish
| Red Sea Stonefish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Synanceia |
| Species: | S. nana
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| Binomial name | |
| Synanceia nana Eschmeyer & Rama Rao, 1973
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Synanceia nana is a species of venomous fish, regionally referred to as the Red Sea stonefish or Dwarf scorpionfish.
Description
Length up to 13.5 cm, described as "hazardous" due to the venom contained in its dorsal spines
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
References
- ↑ Motomura, H., Matsuura, K. & Khan, M. 2018. Synanceia nana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T46102308A46665204. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T46102308A46665204.en. Downloaded on 27 September 2021.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2005). "Synanceia nana" in FishBase. 10 2005 version. Fishbase species 12085
Wikidata ☰ Q2003350 entry
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