Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Spiny Devilfish
Inimicus didactylus
Spiny Devilfish
Also known as: Devil Stinger, Bearded Ghoul
Category: Stonefishes
Scientific Name: Inimicus didactylus
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 15-130 ft. (5-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
       └Synanceiidae (Family)
        └Inimicus (Genus)
         └I. didactylus (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Stonefishes

Spiny Devilfish

Estuarine Stonefish

Reef Stonefish



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