Leptosynanceia asteroblepa
Leptosynanceia asteroblepa | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
Family: | Synanceiidae |
Genus: | Leptosynanceia Bleeker, 1874 |
Species: | L. asteroblepa |
Binomial name | |
Leptosynanceia asteroblepa (J. Richardson, 1844) | |
Leptosynanceia asteroblepa is a species of stonefish native to the marine and fresh waters of Southeast Asia. This species grows to a length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) TL. This species is an extremely dangerous fish whose venom can cause a human to die within 1 to 2 hours after contact. The pain caused by the venom is described as "agonizing". This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Leptosynanceia asteroblepa" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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