Family : Synanceiidae (Stonefishes) , subfamily: Choridactylinae
Order : Scorpaeniformes  (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Chinese ghoul
Fish Name : Inimicus caledonicus
Max size : 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2334)
Environment : reef-associated
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar islands. Western Pacific: Australia, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Seldom noticed because of its efficient camouflage
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : venomous , Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene. 1990
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott. 1991. (Ref. 4537)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses