Pseudosynanceia melanostigma

Pseudosynanceia melanostigma
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Synanceiidae
Genus: Pseudosynanceia
F. Day, 1875
Species: P. melanostigma
Binomial name
Pseudosynanceia melanostigma
F. Day, 1875

Pseudosynanceia melanostigma, the Blackfin stonefish, is a species of stonefish native to the western Indian Ocean where it occurs in areas with muddy bottoms. This species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Pseudosynanceia melanostigma" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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