Inimicus
| Inimicus | |
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| Demon stinger, Inimicus didactylus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Synanceiidae |
| Genus: |
Inimicus D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904 |
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Inimicus is a genus of venomous fishes, closely related to the true stonefishes. This genus is a member of the Synanceiidae (devilfishes, goblinfishes, and stonefishes) family of the Scorpaeniformes order of ray-finned fishes. These benthic fishes are found on sandy or silty substrates of lagoon and seaward reefs, in coastal regions of tropical oceans. The ten described species are collectively known by various common names, including Ghoul, Goblinfish, Sea Goblin, Spiny devilfish, Stinger, and Stingfish).
The members of the Inimicus genus are nearly identical in appearance and behavior, and often confused with one another. There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
NE: Not Evaluated
Species no longer recognized:
Members of the Inimicus genus are distributed mainly in warm tropical waters in the coastal regions of Indo-Pacific oceans. Their range does however extend a little into the subtropical zone. The waters of the Red Sea off the coast of Egypt appear to mark the westernmost limit of their range, while specimens have been reported as far to the east as New Caledonia. The northern coast of New South Wales, Australia marks the southernmost extent of their range, which extends as far to the north as Japan's Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan's main island.Inimicus are benthic fishes, living mainly on the bottom of mangrove swamps and coral reefs, at depths between 5 and 450 meters.
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