Scientific Name
Minous versicolor

Common Name
Plumstriped stingfish

Biology
Occurs in inshore waters of the continental shelf. Benthic (Ref. 75154).

Classification

Classified By

Ogilby, 1910

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Stonefishes (Synanceiidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: Western Australia to Queensland, Australia (Ref. 3132) and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6192).

Range

10°S - 27°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

12 m

Depth To - meters

64 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 12 - 64 m (Ref. 39597)

Trophic Level

3.66 s.e. 0.62 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

11.0 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

Venomous

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated