Synanceia horrida Estuarine Stonefish

Synanceia horrida is commonly referred to as Estuarine Stonefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Highly toxic.

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lexID:

5198 

AphiaID:

276862 

Scientific:

Synanceia horrida 

German:

Warzen-Steinfisch, Ästuarien Steinfisch 

English:

Estuarine Stonefish 

Category:

Ropušnicovití 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Synanceiidae (Family) > Synanceia (Genus) > horrida (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1766 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Cambodia, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Great Barrier Reef, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Maumere, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Territory (Australia), Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Sumatra, Tasman Sea, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

0 - 40 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Coral rubble substrate, Estuaries (river mouths), Muddy grounds, Sandy sea floors, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 23.62" (60 cm) 

Temperature:

75.92 °F - 84.2 °F (24.4°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Sepia 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Highly toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Synanceia alula
  Steinfisch
• 
  Synanceia horrida
  Warzen-Steinfisch, Ästuarien Steinfisch
• 
  Synanceia nana
  Arabischer Steinfisch
• Synanceia platyrhyncha
• 
  Synanceia verrucosa
  Steinfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-03-24 14:43:23 

Last edit:

2026-03-19 20:25:22 

Toxicity

Synanceia horrida is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Synanceia horrida, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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