Minous coccineus Onestick Stingfish, Yellowfin Stingfish, Spotted Stingfish

Minous coccineus is commonly referred to as Onestick Stingfish, Yellowfin Stingfish, Spotted Stingfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: pas pour les débutants. Toxicity: Toxic.

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Scientific:: Minous coccineus
German:: Stechfisch
English:: Onestick Stingfish, Yellowfin Stingfish, Spotted Stingfish

Category:: Poissons Divers

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Synanceiidae (Family) > Minous (Genus) > coccineus (Species)
Initial determination:: Alcock, 1890

Occurrence:: Arabian Sea, East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Java, Papua New Guinea, Saudi Arabia, South-Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Sea, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 20 - 80 Meter
Size:: up to 4.13" (10.5 cm)
Temperature:: 74.48 °F - 83.48 °F (23.6°C - 28.6°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Invertebrates, Worms, Zoobenthos
Difficulty:: pas pour les débutants
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Minous andriashevi
Minous coccineus
Stechfisch
Minous dempsterae
Minous inermis
Minous longimanus
Minous monodactylus
Minous pictus
Rotwangen-Stechfisch
Minous pusillus
Minous quincarinatus
Minous trachycephalus
Minous usachevi
Minous versicolor

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2023-01-20 16:32:17
Last edit:: 2023-01-22 13:27:10

Poison

Minous coccineus est (très) toxique et peut vous tuer!!!! Si vous voulez avoir Minous coccineus informez vous bien sur le venin et son action sur le corps. Gardez une notice avec le numéro du Centre Antipoison et toutes les informations sur l'espèce à coté de votre aquarium pour qu'en cas d'urgence on puisse aider rapidement.Le numéro du Centre Antipoison est trouvable ici: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists Ceci s'affiche chez des espèces toxiques où très toxiques. Chaque humain réagit différemment sur des venins. Evaluez donc bien le risque pour vous !!ET!! votre entourage! Ne badinez pas avec Minous coccineus

Info

Minous coccineus is a small benthic venomous fish found on sandy and muddy bottoms.

A characteristic feature to identify the animal is black spots on the inside of the pectoral fins.

Divers and snorkelers should approach the animal with caution and not touch or accidentally step on it, as the animal has a venomous dorsal spine.

Little else is known about the animal.

Synonym: Minous superciliosus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908

External links

First report of two species of the genus Minous Cuvier, 1829 (Scorpaeniformes: Synanceiidae) from Indian coast, with a key for the identification of Indian species (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2023.
FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 20.01.2023.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 20.01.2023.

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