Choridactylus
Choridactylus is a genus of stonefishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
| Choridactylus | |
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| Orangebanded stingfish (C. multibarbus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Synanceiidae |
| Genus: | Choridactylus J. Richardson, 1848 |
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Choridactylus lineatus Poss & Mee, 1995 (Lined stingfish)
- Choridactylus multibarbus J. Richardson, 1848 (Orangebanded stingfish)
- Choridactylus natalensis (Gilchrist, 1902) (Threestick stingfish)
- Choridactylus striatus Mandritsa, 1993
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Choridactylus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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