Leptosynanceia

Leptosynanceia asteroblepa is a species of stonefish native to the marine and fresh waters of Southeast Asia. This species grows to a length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) TL. This species is an extremely dangerous fish whose venom can cause a human to die within 1 to 2 hours after contact. The pain caused by the venom is described as "agonizing". This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

Leptosynanceia
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Leptosynanceia

Bleeker, 1874
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L. asteroblepa
Binomial name
Leptosynanceia asteroblepa

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Leptosynanceia asteroblepa" in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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