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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Synanceiidae Stonefishes
Subfamily: Choridactylinae
Genus: Inimicus

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Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Inimicus brachyrhynchus
[Singapore stinger]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Inimicus caledonicus (Sauvage, 1878)

Photo by Photo by Honeycutt, K.
 
Inimicus caledonicus
[Chinese ghoul]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Inimicus cuvieri (Gray, 1835)

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Inimicus cuvieri
[Longsnout stinger]

Photo by Petrinos, C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Inimicus didactylus (Pallas, 1769)

Photo by Photo by Petrinos, C.
 
Inimicus didactylus
[Bearded ghoul]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Inimicus filamentosus (Cuvier, 1829)

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Inimicus filamentosus
[Two-stick stingfish]
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Inimicus gruzovi
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Inimicus japonicus (Cuvier, 1829)

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Inimicus japonicus
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Inimicus joubini
[]

Photo by Steene, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Inimicus sinensis (Valenciennes, 1833)

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Inimicus sinensis
[Spotted ghoul]
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Inimicus smirnovi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Inimicus brachyrhynchus Singapore stinger North-west Pacific 22 TL 1874
Inimicus caledonicus Chinese ghoul Eastern Indian Ocean 25 TL 1878
Inimicus cuvieri Longsnout stinger Western Pacific 24 TL 1835
Inimicus didactylus Bearded ghoul Indo-West Pacific 25 TL 1769
Inimicus filamentosus Two-stick stingfish Western Indian Ocean 25 SL 1829
Inimicus gruzovi Western Central Pacific. 1991
Inimicus japonicus Indo-West Pacific 29 TL 1829
Inimicus joubini Northwest Pacific 1927
Inimicus sinensis Spotted ghoul Indo-West Pacific 26 TL 1833
Inimicus smirnovi Western Central Pacific. 1990



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