Maldives Marine Life

Marine life of Maldivian waters

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Pink stingfish
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Pink stingfish

Minous roseus

Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).

English
Pink stingfish
Scientific
Minous roseus
Dhivehi
No recorded Dhivehi name
Group
Reef fish
Family
Synanceiidae (stonefishes)
Maximum size
Up to about 7.2 cm (standard length)
Depth and habitat
On or near the bottom, recorded from 76 to 165 m
IUCN status
NE · Not EvaluatedNot Evaluated (NE)

Description

A small pink stingfish reaching about 7 cm, living on soft bottoms at about 75 to 165 m.

Sources

Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.