Family : Synanceiidae (Stonefishes) , subfamily: Synanceiinae
Order : Scorpaeniformes  (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Stargazing stonefish
Fish Name : Trachicephalus uranoscopus
Max size : 8.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 39597)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: India to Indonesia, north to Hong Kong and southern China.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits mud bottoms in estuaries
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : venomous , Poss, S.G.. 1999
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Poss, S.G.. 1999. (Ref. 39597)

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