Grey stingfish
📖 Overview
Found near shore, including semi-enclosed sea areas; inhabits soft bottoms of the continental shelf . Anterolateral glandular grooves with venom gland . Sold in small quantities either fresh or dried and salted. Also found in sand bottoms in 10-55 m (Ref 90102).
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 10. : short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Grey stingfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 10 - 55 m . Tropical West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Indonesia, north to southern Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
⚠️ Venom Profile
- excruciating pain
- tissue necrosis
- cardiovascular collapse
- pulmonary oedema
CSL Stonefish antivenom (Australia); intensive supportive care; wound debridement.
References: Compiled from Bhide (2018), Halstead et al. (1988) and family-specific envenomation literature
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Grey stingfish · grey goblinfish |
| 🇸🇦Arabic | سمك اللساع الرمادي |
| 🌍CES | odranec jednoprstý |
| 🇫🇷French | Poisson pierre gris |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Himeokoze · ヒメオコゼ |
| 🇰🇷Korean | 일지말락쏠치 |
| 🌍MSA | Lepu |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Серый миноус |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Pez piedra gris |
| 🌍THA | ปลากะรังหัวโขนหูด่าง · ปลาแมงป่องเทา |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 單指虎鮋 · 石狗公 · 石頭魚 · 虎魚 · 貓魚 · 鬼虎魚 · 魚虎 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minous adamsii | Richardson | 1848 | Synonym |
| Minous blochi | Kaup | 1858 | Synonym |
| Minous echigonius | Jordan & Starks | 1904 | Synonym |
| Minous oxycephalus | Bleeker | 1876 | Synonym |
| Minous woora | Cuvier | 1829 | Synonym |
| Scorpaena biaculeata | Kuhl & van Hasselt | 1829 | Synonym |
| Scorpaena monodactyla | Bloch & Schneider | 1801 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 4 records indexed .
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