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Reef Stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa), family Synanceiidae, order Perciformes, found in shallow waters of the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific

VERY VENOMOUS!

The most widely distributed stonefish species.

This family of fish were formerly in the scorpionfish family Scorpaenidae.

This is most likely the most venomous fish in the world.

Venom is delivered through sharp dorsal spines.

photograph by Frank Krasovec

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I'm trying to go with a Malay / Singapore inspiration for this fakémon line. Its evolution is Marsinga, the merlion fakémon. If any Singaporean or Malay peeps have any input they'd like to add, I'd be more than happy to listen!

Geodempu

the Stone Scorpion Pokémon.

Poison / Rock

Ability: Water absorb | HA: Poison Point

x̄ Length: 45 cm | Weight: 6.3 kg

"Many travellers mistake Geodempu for Geodude. Aside from inhabiting coastal environments, Geodumpu can be differentiated by the fast acting Poison injected upon contact."

Rate that fish: The Stonefish AKA scientific name: Synanceia.

Cute! But Deadly!! Or well... maybe just weird but deadly? the whole “hey I’m just a rock covered in algae haha.... unless???” is a very overdone gimmick but when you are one of (if not the?) deadliest animals on the planet you kinda get to own it.

#stonefish #Synanceia #rate that fish #rtf #rangerslayer-97

Reef Stonefish Synanceia verrucosa

#1570 - Synanceia horrida - Estuarine Stonefish

Simultaneously the most venomous fish in the world, and popular in private and public aquaria. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1766.

Also known as the Reef Stonefish, and found in coastal waters of the Indo-West Pacific. In Australia, they’re most common in the northern half of the country, but they’re increasingly common down here in Perth. Which is a bit of a worry, given how popular swimming is here. It’s not like the shark nets, drum-lines, and shark-baiting the West Australian newspaper editor keeps screaming about will do anything.

Stonefish, which are closely related to the Scorpionfish, are ambush predators with superb camouflage, that engulf anything that passes by. They also have thirteen hollow spines along the dorsal fin, connected to venom glands, that can easily penetrate the sole of a shoe or flipper. The stings produced by the spines induce intense pain, respiratory arrest, damage to the cardiovascular system, convulsions and skeletal muscle paralysis, and death.

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