Scientific Name
Inimicus filamentosus

Common Name
Two-stick stingfish

Biology
Inhabits sand and rubble bottoms of coral reefs. Uncommon in markets.

Classification

Classified By

Cuvier, 1829

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Stonefishes (Synanceiidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and East Africa to Maldives. Reported from the Philippines.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

55 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 55 m

Trophic Level

4.14 s.e. 0.70 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

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

25.0 cm

Common Length

20.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5010 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 (21 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Venomous (Ref. 4690)

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated