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Two-stick stingfish
Inimicus filamentosus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Two-stick stingfish
- Scientific
- Inimicus filamentosus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 25 cm (standard length); commonly 20 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2017
Description
A stingfish with a lumpy, camouflaged body, filament-like lower pectoral rays used to walk on the bottom and brightly coloured inner pectoral fins it flashes when disturbed. It reaches about 25 cm and lives on sand and rubble; its spines are venomous.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Inimicus-filamentosus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Inimicus_Filamentus.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.