Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Synanceiidae (Family)
       └Inimicus (Genus)

Bottom Dwellers
Stonefishes

Spiny Devilfish

Estuarine Stonefish

Reef Stonefish



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