Minous dempsterae, Obliquebanded stingfish

Minous dempsterae Eschmeyer, Hallacher & Rama-Rao, 1979

Obliquebanded stingfish
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Synanceiidae (Stonefishes) > Minoinae
Etymology: dempsterae: Named for Lillian J. Dempster, in recognition for her assistance in the preparation of papers on scorpionfish.
Eponymy: Lillian J Dempster (1905–1992) worked for the California Academy of Sciences. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 5 - 117 m (Ref. 11441). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman, Pakistan, and northwestern India.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47613); max. published weight: 42.00 g (Ref. 132231)

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Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11. Lowermost ray of pectoral fin slightly enlarged and completely free from rest of fin.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on mud or clay bottoms.

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Randall, J.E., 1995. Coastal fishes of Oman. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 439 p. (Ref. 11441)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 04 February 2009

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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