Synanceiidae

LARSON, HELEN K., WILLIAMS, REX S. & HAMMER, MICHAEL P., 2013, <strong> An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia </ strong>, Zootaxa 3696 (1), pp. 1-293 : 85

Synanceiidae

(stonefishes)

Erosa erosa (Langsdorf, 1829)

Pacìfic Monkeyfish

Synanceia erosa Langsdorf , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1829b: 459 ( Japan).

Erosa erosa — Paxton et al. 1989: 441 (N.T.); Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea); Hoese et al. 2006: 904 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Inimicus didactylus ( Pallas, 1769)

Longsnout Stingerfish

Scorpaena didactyla Pallas, 1769: 26 (unknown locality).

Inimicus didactylus — Hoese et al. 2006: 905 (NT; N coast).

Inimicus sinensis (Valenciennes, 1833)

Spotted Stingerfish

Pelor sinense Valenciennes , in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1833: 468–469 (Canton, China).

Inimicus sinensis — Sainsbury et al. 1984: 335 (Region D [= Top End NT seas]); Paxton et al. 1989: 443 (NT); Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea); Pender et al. 1992: 66 (Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 905 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

Minous pictus Günther 1880

Painted Stingfish

Minous pictus Günther 1880: 41 (Arafura Sea south of New Guinea); Russell and Houston 1989: 81 (Arafura Sea). NW of Cape Wessel; Arafura Sea.

Minous trachycephalus (Bleeker, 1855)

Striped Stingfish

Aploactis trachycephalus Bleeker, 1855a: 449 (Celebes) .

Minous trachycephalus — Ramm 1997: 14 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

Minous versicolor Ogilby, 1910

Plumstriped Stingfish

Minous versicolor Ogilby, 1910b: 111 (Cape Gloucester, Qld).— Paxton et al. 1989: 444 (NT); Pender et al. 1992: 66 (Fog Bay; Melville Island area; Arnhem coast; western Gulf of Carpentaria); Hoese et al. 2006: 906 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast).

? Minous coccineus — Ramm 1997: 14 (Timor and Arafura Seas, between longitudes 127– 137° E).

SE of Milingimbi.

Synanceia horrida ( Linnaeus, 1766) Estuarine Stonefish Scorpaena horrida Linnaeus, 1766: 453 (eastern India). Synanceia trachynis Richardson, 1842a: 385 (Port Essington). Synancidium horridum — Günther 1860: 144 (Port Essington); Saville-Kent 1889: 239 (Port Darwin). Synanceja trachynis —Whitley 1930: 25 (Port Darwin). Synanceia horrida — Taylor 1964: 283–284 (Port Darwin; Nightcliff; Little Lagoon; Yirrkalla); Whitley 1966: 255

(NT); Paxton et al. 1989: 452 (N.T.); Blaber et al. 1992: 7 (Groote Eylandt); Larson and Williams 1997:

353 ( Ludmilla Creek ; off Stokes Hill Wharf); Hoese et al. 2006: 906 (NT; Gulf of Carpentaria, N coast) ;

Fisher and Calaby 2009: 32 (Port Essington).

Melville Bay; Cape Arnhem area (AMS material).