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Pseudosynanceia melanostigma

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Synanceiidae

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scorpaeniformes

Genus
  
Pseudosynanceia F. Day, 1875

Similar
  
Scorpaeniformes, Trachicephalus, Choridactylus, Minous monodactylus, Minous

Pseudosynanceia melanostigma, the Blackfin stonefish, is a species of stonefish native to the western Indian Ocean where it occurs in areas with muddy bottoms. This species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

References

Pseudosynanceia melanostigma Wikipedia