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Inhabitant of coastal reefs and estuaries.
Lies motionless on sandy bottoms and feeds on fish and crustaceans.
Threat to humans: venomous, deadly poison!
Synonyms:
Scorpaena horrida Linnaeus, 1766
Synanceia horrid (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synanceia trachynis Richardson, 1842
Synanceja horrida (Linnaeus, 1766)
Synaneceiea horrida (Linnaeus, 1766)
Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenoidei (Suborder) > Synanceiidae (Family) > Synanceiinae (Subfamily) > Synanceia (Genus)