Inimicus didactylus (Pallas, 1769)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Inimicus didactylus, also known as sea goblin, demon stinger or devil stinger or red sea walkman, is a Western Pacific member of the Inimicus genus of venomous fishes, closely related to the true stonefishes. It can reach a body length of 25 cm (10 in) and is irregularly surfaced with spines and a knobby appearance. The fish has venomous spines to ward off enemies. The fish are nocturnal, and often dig themselves partially into the sandy seabed during the day. The body is red or sandy yellow and well camouflaged on sandy and coral seabeds.
Wikipedia contributors, Inimicus didactylus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:54:45.920063+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Inimicus didactylus (Pallas, 1769)
- Name authority
- (Pallas, 1769)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Synanceiidae
- Genus
- Inimicus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderScorpaenoidei
- familySynanceiidae Swainson, 1839
- subfamilyChoridactylinae Kaup, 1859
- genusInimicus Jordan & Starks, 1904
- speciesInimicus didactylus (Pallas, 1769)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Inimicus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Inimicus brachyrhynchus (Bleeker, 1874) | SynanceiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Inimicus caledonicus (Sauvage, 1878) | SynanceiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Inimicus cuvieri (Gray, 1835) | SynanceiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Inimicus gruzovi Mandrytsa, 1991 | SynanceiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Inimicus japonicus (Cuvier, 1829) | SynanceiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Inimicus sinensis (Valenciennes, 1833) | SynanceiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| two-stick stingfishInimicus filamentosus (Cuvier, 1829) | SynanceiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Inimicus smirnovi Mandrytsa, 1990 | SynanceiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Scorpaena didactyla Pallas, 1769 Pallas, 1769 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212580 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3PQBP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.