Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 40 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: India to China, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Reported from Vanuatu (Ref. 13300).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4690)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 13 - 14; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 6; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 5. A drab species, usually brownish grey to reddish brown with a pattern of fine lines across the caudal fin. Eyes well elevated compared to the reef stonefish S. verrucosa (Ref. 48635).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Inhabits coastal reefs and estuaries (Ref. 9710). Makes a shallow depression by scooping up sand or mud with its pectoral fins until it is piled up around the sides of its body. Lies motionless on sandy bottom areas. Comes out at night and often moves on top of reefs (Ref. 48635). In Guinness Book of Records as most venomous fish (Ref. 6472). Solitary in coral rubble and rocks, extremely difficult to detect (Ref 90102).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.4 - 29, mean 27.9 °C (based on 874 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01622 (0.00612 - 0.04299), b=3.05 (2.82 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.4 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Muy bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo superior a 14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 35.7 [17.6, 70.5] mg/100g; Iron = 0.558 [0.288, 1.280] mg/100g; Protein = 18.2 [16.6, 19.7] %; Omega3 = 0.19 [0.08, 0.49] g/100g; Selenium = 32.4 [16.6, 74.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 125 [40, 395] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.21 [0.84, 1.76] mg/100g (wet weight);