Estuarine stonefish

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A highly venomous, bottom-dwelling fish with warty, stone-like camouflage and an upturned mouth, often found in shallow coastal waters and intertidal zones. — The specimen exhibits the characteristic warty, stone-like camouflage, upturned mouth, and large pectoral fins typical of the Estuarine stonefish, which is commonly found in the intertidal zones of Singapore such as Pulau Hantu ([Stonefishes (Synanceiidae) on Singapore shores](http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/vertebrates/fish/synanceiidae/synanceiidae.htm)).