Scientific Name
Minous dempsterae

Common Name
Obliquebanded stingfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11. Lowermost ray of pectoral fin slightly enlarged and completely free from rest of fin.

Classification

Classified By

Eschmeyer, Hallacher & Rama-Rao, 1979

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Stonefishes (Synanceiidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman, Pakistan, and northwestern India.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

5 m

Depth To - meters

117 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 117 m (Ref. 11441)

Trophic Level

3.78 s.e. 0.64 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

15.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5002 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)