Estuarine Stonefish, Synanceia horrida (Linnaeus, 1766)
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© Australian Museum
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Synanceia
- Species
- Synanceia horrida
- Family
- SYNANCEIIDAE
- Order
- SCORPAENIFORMES
- Superorder
- ACANTHOPTERYGII
- Subdivision
- EUTELEOSTEI
- Class
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- Subphylum
- VERTEBRATA
- Phylum
- CHORDATA
- Kingdom
- ANIMALIA
Identification
Two species of stonefishes are recorded from Australia, the Reef Stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa. and the Estuarine Stonefish. One of the ways to tell the two species apart is the placement of the eyes. The eyes of the Reef Stonefish are are elevated and separated by a bony ridge; those of the Estuarine Stonefish are separated by a deep depression.
Distribution
The map below shows the Australian distribution of the species based on public sightings and specimens in Australian Museums. Click on the map for detailed information. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
3d model
This 3D model hosted on Pedestal3D shows a combination of the skin and skeleton of an Australian Museum Ichthyology Collection (IB.8111) specimen.
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©Australian National University, National Laboratory for X-ray Micro Computed Tomography
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