Leptosynanceia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Genus: | Leptosynanceia Bleeker, 1874
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| Species: | L. asteroblepa
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| Leptosynanceia asteroblepa (J. Richardson, 1844)
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Leptosynanceia asteroblepa is a species of stonefish native to the marine and fresh waters of Southeast Asia. This species grows to a length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) TL. This species is an extremely dangerous fish whose venom can cause a human to die within 1 to 2 hours after contact. The pain caused by the venom is described as "agonizing". This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Leptosynanceia asteroblepa" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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