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Minous coccineus Alcock, 1890

Onestick stingfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Synanceiidae (Stonefishes) > Minoinae
Etymology: More on author: Alcock.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 20 - 80 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: Durban, South Africa northwards; also in Red Sea, Arabian Sea and eastward to Gulf of Thailand. Reported as likely at Seychelles (Ref. 1623) but Randall and van Egmond 1994 (Ref. 10685) believe otherwise.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)

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Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10. Characteristic black spots on inside of pectorals (Ref. 4313).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on the continental shelf. Benthic (Ref. 75154). Taken in trawls at about 50 m (Ref. 4313). Inhabits sand and mud bottoms in 20-80 m (Ref 90102).

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Eschmeyer, W.N., 1986. Scorpaenidae. p. 463-478. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4313)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 June 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Venomous





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