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Alcock's scorpionfish (Minous inermis)
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Alcock's scorpionfish (Minous inermis) specimen
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Synanceiidae

Alcock's scorpionfish

Minous inermis

Long fins pass anal base

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • South Asia
  • Southeast Asia
  • West Asia
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Alcock's scorpionfish is known around Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 14 cm.

Genus
Minous
Maximum length
14 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Indian Ocean: Somalia, Gulf of Oman, India, Myanmar, and western Thailand. Possibly occurring in Seychelles (Ref. 1623 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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