Minous

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Rank Genus		Family Synanceiidae Higher classification Synanceiidae Order Scorpaeniformes

Similar Minous monodactylus, Synanceiidae, Inimicus, Choridactylus, Scorpaeniformes

Tbbt the luminous fish effect

Minous is a genus of stonefishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:

Minous andriashevi Mandritsa, 1990

Minous coccineus Alcock, 1890 (Onestick stingfish)

Minous dempsterae Eschmeyer, Hallacher & Rama Rao, 1979 (Obliquebanded stingfish)

Minous inermis Alcock, 1889 (Alcock's scorpionfish)

Minous longimanus Regan, 1908

Minous monodactylus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Grey stingfish)

Minous pictus Günther, 1880 (Painted stinger)

Minous pusillus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 (Dwarf stingfish)

Minous quincarinatus (Fowler, 1943)

Minous trachycephalus (Bleeker, 1855) (Striped stingfish)

Minous usachevi Mandritsa, 1993

Minous versicolor J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (Plumstriped stingfish)

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