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Stingfishes
Inimicus
Inimicus is a genus of venomous fishes, closely related to the true stonefishes. This genus is a member of the family Synanceiidae (devilfishes, goblinfishes, and stonefishes) of the ray-finned fish order Scorpaeniformes. These benthic fishes are found on sandy or silty substrates of lagoon and seaward reefs, in coastal regions of tropical oceans. The ten described species are collectively known by various common names, including ghoul, goblinfish, sea goblin, spiny devilfish, stinger, and stingfish).
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species

Devil Stinger
speciesInimicus didactylus

Two-stick Stingfish
speciesInimicus filamentosus

Demon Stingerfish
speciesInimicus caledonicus

Spotted Stingerfish
speciesInimicus sinensis

Inimicus japonicus
speciesInimicus japonicus

Inimicus cuvieri
speciesInimicus cuvieri

Inimicus brachyrhynchus
speciesInimicus brachyrhynchus
Inimicus smirnovi
speciesInimicus smirnovi
Inimicus gruzovi
speciesInimicus gruzovi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 64501.