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stonefish
The stonefish lives primarily above the tropic of Capricorn: It is the most widespread species of the stonefishes family, and is known to be found in the shallow tropical marine waters of the Pacific and Indian oceans, ranging from the Red Sea to the Queensland Great Barrier Reef.
The average length of most stonefish is about 35-50 centimeters. It has
a mottled greenish to mostly brown color which aids in its ability to
camouflage itself among the rocks of many of the tropical reefs. The
fish eats mostly small fish, shrimp and other crustaceans.
Its main habitat is on coral reefs,around dull coloured plants near and about rocks, or can be found dormant in the mud or sand.
The primary commercial significance of the stonefish is as an aquarium pet, but they are also sold for their meat in Hong Kong markets. In addition, stonefish is also consumed in Japan as expensive sashimi cuisine (called okoze, オコゼ). Stonefish can survive out of water for up to 20 hours.
The stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa, also known as the the reef stone or dornorn is a carnivorous ray-finned fish with venomous spines that lives on reef bottoms, camouflaged as a rock. It is the most venomous fish in the world
Information from Wikepedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonefish
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