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There are 12 fin rays in the pectoral fins with the lower rays separated (2 separate rays in Inimicus or 3 in Choridactylus). The pelvic fin has a single spine and 5 soft rays. The majority of the fin rays are branched. [5] These fishes vary in size from a total length of 14 cm (5.5 in) to 29 cm (11 in). [6]
Choridactylus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, it is one of two genera in the tribe Choridactylini, one of the three tribes which are classified within the subfamily Synanceiinae within the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives.
Minous monodactylus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Grey stingfish) Minous pictus Günther, 1880 (Painted stinger) Minous pusillus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 (Dwarf stingfish) Minous quincarinatus (Fowler, 1943) Minous radiatus Matsunuma & Motomura, 2018 [6] Minous roseus Matsunuma & Motomura, 2018 [6] Minous trachycephalus (Bleeker, 1855 ...
Synanceiinae, or the family Synanceiidae, was first named and recognised as a grouping of related taxa by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1839. [1] The 5th edition of Fishes of the World treats this grouping as a subfamily within the family Scorpaenidae, dividing the subfamily into the three tribes: Minoini, Choridactylini and Synanceiini. [3]
Minous monodactylus, the grey stingfish or grey goblinfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fishes, it is the only genus in the tribe Minoini, one of the three tribes which are classified within the subfamily Synanceiinae within the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives.
pelvic fin: composed of one spine and 3–5 soft rays. pectoral fin: composed of 10–12 rays. The two most caudal rays of each pectoral fin are detached from the rest of the fin, and angled in a ventral direction. The fish employ these two rays to prop up the forward part of their body, as well as to "walk" along the bottom of the substrate.
Stingfish is a common name for several fishes and may refer to: Several fishes in the subfamily Scorpaeninae; Several fishes in the subfamily Synanceiinae
Sebastiscus marmoratus, the sea ruffe, false kelpfish or dusky stingfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is found in the Western Pacific from southern Japan to the Philippines. It has also been sighted twice in Australia. Sebastiscus marmoratus