Synanceiini commonly known as stonefishes, is a
tribe
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of
venomous
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ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...
es
classified within the
subfamily Synanceiinae, the stonefishes, part of the
family
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Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. These fishes are found in the
Indo-Pacific.
Genera
Synanceiini contains the following genera:
* ''
Dampierosa''
Whitley, 1932
* ''
Erosa''
Swainson, 1839
* ''
Leptosynanceia''
Bleeker, 1874
* ''
Pseudosynanceia''
Day, 1875
* ''
Synanceia
''Synanceia'' is a genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Synanceiinae, the stonefishes, which is classified within the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and relatives. Stonefishes are venomous, dangerous, and fatal to humans ...
''
Bloch & Schneider, 1801
* ''
Trachicephalus''
Swainson, 1839
References
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Synanceiinae
Taxa named by Johann Jakob Kaup
Fish tribes