Caracanthus madagascariensis Spotted Coral Croucher, Spotted croucher

Caracanthus madagascariensis is commonly referred to as Spotted Coral Croucher, Spotted croucher. Difficulty in the aquarium: Średnio trudny. A aquarium size of at least 200 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

3333 

AphiaID:

220368 

Scientific:

Caracanthus madagascariensis 

German:

Pelzgroppe 

English:

Spotted Coral Croucher, Spotted Croucher 

Category:

Głowaczowate 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Caracanthus (Genus) > madagascariensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Guichenot, ), 1869 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Arabian Sea, Comores, East Africa, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Réunion , South-Africa, Tansania, Western Indian Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 20 Meter 

Size:

up to 1.97" (5 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Invertebrates 

Tank:

44 gal (~ 200L)  

Difficulty:

Średnio trudny 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Caracanthus maculatus
  Pelzgroppe
• 
  Caracanthus madagascariensis
  Pelzgroppe
• 
  Caracanthus typicus
  Hawaiianische Pelzgroppe
• 
  Caracanthus unipinna
  Pelzgroppe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-09-23 09:41:45 

Last edit:

2022-12-16 12:29:28 

Uwaga!

This is a general hint!
Caracanthus madagascariensis has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Caracanthus madagascariensis in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Caracanthus madagascariensis. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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