Leptosynanceia asteroblepa
| Leptosynanceia asteroblepa | |
|---|---|
| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Synanceiidae |
| Genus: | Leptosynanceia Bleeker, 1874 |
| Species: | L. asteroblepa |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptosynanceia asteroblepa (J. Richardson, 1844) | |
Leptosynanceia asteroblepa is a species of stonefish native to the marine and fresh waters of Southeast Asia. This species grows to a length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) TL. This species is an extremely dangerous fish whose venom can cause a human to die within 1 to 2 hours after contact. The pain caused by the venom is described as "agonizing". This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Leptosynanceia asteroblepa" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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