Synanceia verrucosa, the reef stonefish or simply stonefish 🐟 Synanceia verrucosa: Venomous marine fish 🌊 Found in shallow waters of Red Sea and Indo-Pacific 💀 Possesses lethal venom to humans 📖 Type species of Synanceia 🐟 Colors: Usually brown or grey, with patches of yellow, orange, or red. 🌊 Fins: Dorsal fin with 12-14 spines and 5-7 soft rays; anal fin with 3 spines and 5-6 soft rays. 🦠 Venom: Dorsal spines equal in length, sheathed with venom glands at the base. 🧬 Skin: Scaleless wi

The stonefish has sharp spines containing enough venom to kill a person—but that doesn't seem to bother this moray eel. | National Geographic