Skip to content
S

Search everywhere

Find your next encounter

Try a route into the archive

Search connects the whole archive

Common and scientific names, taxonomy, trips, locations, dive sites, buddies, and indexed photo subjects are all included.

Species profile

Longsnout Stingerfish

Inimicus didactylus

Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.

6
Media items
Photos and videos
6
Dives
Distinct encounters
3
Locations
2 trips
View all 6 media items ↓

Archive ecology

Conditions where we found it

SNAP observations, not the species’ full biological range.

Depth evidence
0.0–9.8m
Median 4.3m · n=3
Water temperature
26.0–28.0°C
Median 28.0°C · n=5

Depth basis: 0 recorded, 3 profile-estimated, 2 contextual.

Consistent water window

5 observations with dive temperature sit within 26.0–28.0°C.

View distributions & comparisons▾

Indicative archive pattern · 6 observations / 6 dives

Observed depth distributionmiddle 50%: 2.1–7.1m
0–5m5–10m

Calendar-quarter observations

Apr–Jun5
Jul–Sep1

Camera-clock comparison

Morning · 2Night · 4
  • • These distributions describe photographs in SNAP, not a species’ complete biological range.
  • • Depth distributions use recorded or capture-time profile estimates; dive-average and maximum context is excluded.
  • • Time-of-day groups use the camera clock and are not corrected for sunrise, sunset, or timezone.
Explore the Living Atlas →

Species field guide

Notes, taxonomy, identification & seasonality

Explore +

Field notes

Encounter profile

Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.

Inimicus didactylus - Inimicus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, it is one of two genera in the tribe Choridactylini, one of the three tribes which are classified within the subfamily Synanceiinae within the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. These venomous, benthic fishes are found on sandy or silty substrates of lagoon and seaward reefs, in coastal regions of tropical oceans. The ten described species are collectively known by various common names, including ghoul, goblinfish, sea goblin, spiny devilfish, stinger, and stingfish.

Archive

All media records

6 media items

Optional context

Curious beyond the photographs?