Minous usachevi Mandrytsa, 1993
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 Family:  Synanceiidae (Stonefishes), subfamily: Minoinae
 Max. size:  13.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 26 - 33 m
 Distribution:  Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 26-26. First spine of dorsal fin is the longest. Posterior spine on the lower edge of lachrymal long, 3-3.2 times longer than the first, directed posteriorly and downward. Inner side of the pectoral fin dark, with a large faint light-colored spot all along the length of the central part. Caudal fin with 2 wide, dark transverse bands, one in the center of the fin and the other distal, but tip of the rays are light-colored. Tubular scales in lateral line 20, the last 2 are separated from the preceding ones. Gill rakers of first gill arch 3 + 1 + 10 (Ref. 41473).
 Biology: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 11.03.02

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