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Estuarine stonefish

Synanceia horrida

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Field Notes

Description:

The maximum length of the species is up to 60 cm, but this one had about 40 cm. Its colour, brownish to reddish brown, which helps to camouflage among the rocks of the tropical reefs.

Habitat:

The species lives in coastal waters of the Indo-West Pacific.

Notes:

They are one of the most venomous fish in the world.

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