Scientific Name
Choridactylus multibarbus

Common Name
Orangebanded stingfish

Biology
Inhabits sand or mud bottoms. Sold in small quantities either fresh or dried salted in markets.

Classification

Classified By

Richardson, 1848

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Stonefishes (Synanceiidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, eastwards to Pakistan, India, Gulf of Thailand, China and the Philippines. Reported as likely at Seychelles (Ref. 1623) but Randall and van Egmond 1994 (Ref. 10685) believe otherwise.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

50 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 50 m

Trophic Level

3.83 s.e. 0.65 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

12.0 cm

Common Length

10.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5625 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: minor commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Venomous (Ref. 4671)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated