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Distribution

This is relevant for all animals belonging to Venomous Fish.

Venomous fishes of medical importance

The most important representatives are listed below. See also "Biomedical database: Venomous fish" for the distribution of other possible culprits.

Atlantic
Ocean		 Indian
Ocean

Pacific
Ocean

 Caribbean
Sea		 Red 
Sea		 Mediterranean
Sea		 North
Sea

Baltic
Sea

 Black
Sea

Stingrays 1

 X X X X X X X

X7

 X

Scorpionfishes 2

 X X X X X X X (X) X

Lionfishes

  X

X6

 X3 X        

Stonefishes

   X4 X4,6   X4        

Weeverfishes

X5

         X X X X
  • 1 Potamotrygonidae in rivers of South America
  • 2 Notesthes sp.: in rivers and river mouths in eastern Australia
  • 3 Pterois volitans and P. miles have been introduced into the Caribbean, the Mexican Gulf, Bermuda and the coastlines of the eastern USA.
  • 4 Some species may be found also in brackish water
  • 5 Eastern Atlantic coasts from Norway to Senegal
  • 6 Not at the American Pacific coast
  • 7 Skagerrak and Kattegat