Synanceiini commonly known as stonefishes, is a

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ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

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within the

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Synanceiinae Synanceiinae is a subfamily of venomous ray-finned fishes, waspfishes, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. These fishes are found in the Indo-Pacific oceans. They are primarily mari ...

, the stonefishes, part of the

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Scorpaenidae The Scorpaenidae (also known as scorpionfish) are a family (biology), family of mostly ocean, marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species. As their name suggests, scorpionfish have a type of "sting" in the form of sharp ...

, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. These fishes are found in the

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Genera

Synanceiini contains the following genera: * '' Dampierosa'' Whitley, 1932 * '' Erosa'' Swainson, 1839 * '' Leptosynanceia'' Bleeker, 1874 * '' Pseudosynanceia''

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, 1875 * ''

Synanceia ''Synanceia'' is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Synanceiinae, the stonefish, which is classified within the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfish and relatives. Stonefish are the most venomous fish known; stings can be f ...

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& Schneider, 1801 * '' Trachicephalus'' Swainson, 1839

References

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