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Synanceiidae (Stonefishes) > Choridactylinae
Etymology: Choridactylus: Greek, choris = separately + Greek, daktylos = finger (Ref. 45335); striatus: Named for the stripes on the body ('striatus' = striped).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 26 - 33 m (Ref. 41473). Tropical, preferred ?
Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41473)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 13 - 14;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9-10;
Anal
spines: 2;
Anal
soft rays: 9;
Vertebrae: 27. Head, body and fins dark; sides of the body with numerous narrow light contrasting longitudinal strips, running to the dorsal and caudal fins. Pectoral fin with no long, threadlike upper ray; inner side is dark, without the large light longitudinal patches on the central part of the fin and has no alternating dark and light longitudinal strips (Ref. 41472).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Mandrytsa, S.A., 1993. Two new species from the genera Choridactylus and Minous from the Gulf of Aden (Scorpaeniformes, Synanceiidae). J. Ichthyol. 33(5):136-142. (Ref. 41473)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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