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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Synanceiidae Stonefishes
Subfamily: Choridactylinae
Genus: Choridactylus

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4 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Choridactylus lineatus
[Lined stingfish]

Photo by Aitken, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Choridactylus multibarbus Richardson, 1848

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Choridactylus multibarbus
[Orangebanded stingfish]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Choridactylus natalensis (Gilchrist, 1902)

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Choridactylus natalensis
[Threestick stingfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.9 cm SL
Choridactylus striatus Mandrytsa, 1993

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Choridactylus striatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Choridactylus lineatus Lined stingfish Western Indian Ocean 25 TL 1995
Choridactylus multibarbus Orangebanded stingfish Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1848
Choridactylus natalensis Threestick stingfish Western Indian Ocean 14 TL 1902
Choridactylus striatus Western Indian Ocean 15.9 SL 1993



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