Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Painted Stinkfish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Callionymus lyra
- Callionymus bairdi
- Nesogobius pulchellus
- Asemichthys taylori
- Dactylopus dactylopus
- Synchiropus ocellatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Syngnathiformes
- Family
- Callionymidae
- Genus
- Synchiropus
- Species
- Synchiropus papilio
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