devil stinger
Inimicus japonicus
- Usual depth7.3 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7.3 m · Deepest record: 7.3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- devil stinger
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Oniokoze, オニオコゼ
Other scientific names: Inimicus aurantiacus, Inimicus japonica, Pelor aurantiacum, Pelor japonicum
Similar species
- Bearded Ghoul
Inimicus caledonicus
Bearded GhoulInimicus didactylus
Two-stick stingfishInimicus filamentosus
Spotted ghoulInimicus sinensis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 102 open-data records from 1946 to 2007.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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