Author: (Cuvier, 1829)
FBname: False stonefish
Comments: Relatively an uncommon inhabitant of rubble or weedy coralline-rock bottoms of reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710).  Benthic (Ref. 58302).  Feeds on fishes (Ref. 89972). Flashes its inner pectoral fins when disturbed (Ref. 9710).  Can inflict a painful injury with its venomous dorsal sting.  Often partly buried (Ref. 48635). Solitary or in pairs (Ref 90102).