Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Reef Stonefish
Synanceia verrucosa
Reef Stonefish
Category: Stonefishes
Scientific Name: Synanceia verrucosa
Size: Up to 15 in. (38 cm)  
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
       └Synanceiidae (Family)
        └Synanceia (Genus)
         └S. verrucosa (Species)

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