Minous
| Minous | |
|---|---|
| Grey stingfish (M. monodactylus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Synanceiinae |
| Tribe: | Minoini Jordan & Starks, 1904 |
| Genus: | Minous G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Scorpaena monodactyla | |
| Synonyms | |
Minous, is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, it is the only genus in the tribe Minoini, one of the three tribes which are classified within the subfamily Synanceiinae within the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. They are commonly known as stingfishes. They are found in the Indo-West Pacific.