Inimicus didactylus Bearded Ghoul, Longsnout Stingerfish,Devil Stinger Fish, Indian Walkman, Longsnout Stinger, Spiny Devilfish, Devil Stinger

Inimicus didactylus is commonly referred to as Bearded Ghoul, Longsnout Stingerfish,Devil Stinger Fish, Indian Walkman, Longsnout Stinger, Spiny Devilfish, Devil Stinger. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Highly toxic.

Profile

lexID:

2355 

AphiaID:

212580 

Scientific:

Inimicus didactylus 

German:

Steinfisch, Teufelsfisch 

English:

Bearded Ghoul, Longsnout Stingerfish,Devil Stinger Fish, Indian Walkman, Longsnout Stinger, Spiny Devilfish, Devil Stinger 

Category:

Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Synanceiidae (Family) > Inimicus (Genus) > didactylus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pallas, ), 1769 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bali, Borneo (Kalimantan), Cambodia, China, Fiji, Flores, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Northern Territory (Australia), Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South China Sea, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Ryukyu Islands, Togean Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

5 - 80 Meter 

Habitats:

Brackish water, Lagoons, Mud bottoms, Muddy grounds, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 9.84" (25 cm) 

Temperature:

26,3 °F - 84.2 °F (26,3°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Experts only! Very hard to keep 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Highly toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Inimicus brachyrhynchus
• 
  Inimicus caledonicus
  Neukaledonischer Teufelsfisch
• Inimicus cuvieri
• 
  Inimicus didactylus
  Steinfisch, Teufelsfisch
• 
  Inimicus filamentosus
  Filament-Teufelsfisch, Indischer Walkman
• Inimicus gruzovi
• 
  Inimicus japonicus
  Steinfisch, Teufelsfisch, Dämonenfisch, Japanischer Steinfisch
• Inimicus joubini
• 
  Inimicus sinensis
  Chinesischer Teufelsfisch
• Inimicus smirnovi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2007-08-30 19:48:22 

Last edit:

2026-07-09 19:19:32 

Toxicity

Inimicus didactylus is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Inimicus didactylus, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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