The reef stonefish is a venomous marine fish in the scorpionfish family Scorpaenidae and is considered the most venomous fish in the world. It carries 13 dorsal spines, each with two venom sacs capable of delivering a fatal dose, and is the most widespread stonefish species, found mainly in shallow waters of the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to French Polynesia, southern Japan and Taiwan. First formally described in 1801, it is the type species of the genus Synanceia, and it has more recently been found in the Mediterranean Sea, likely introduced through aquarium release or migration via the Suez Canal.
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Scientific Nameالسمكة الصخرية المرجانية 1 Conservation Status Classification
Living or Extinct Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Synanceia Verrucosa (Wikidata)
Sources
1. Synanceia Verrucosa (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q2330446 (P225 taxon name)
- Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q2330446
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
- Child Taxon Of: Scorpaeniformes, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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