Ostracion cyanurus Bluetail trunkfish

Ostracion cyanurus is commonly referred to as Bluetail trunkfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Dla zaawansowanych. A aquarium size of at least 600 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

3351 

AphiaID:

219909 

Scientific:

Ostracion cyanurus 

German:

Blauschwanz-Kofferfisch - Arabischer Kofferfisch 

English:

Bluetail Trunkfish 

Category:

Kosterowate 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Ostraciidae (Family) > Ostracion (Genus) > cyanurus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Rüppell, 1828 

Occurrence:

Kuwait, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Arabian Sea, Bahrain, Egypt, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Iran, Jordan, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Yemen 

Sea depth:

1 - 12 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

80.6 °F - 84.2 °F (27°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Invertebrates, Pellets, Schrimps 

Tank:

131.99 gal (~ 600L)  

Difficulty:

Dla zaawansowanych 

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:

• 
  Ostracion cyanurus
  Blauschwanz-Kofferfisch - Arabischer Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion meleagris
  Weißtüfpel-Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion rhinorhynchos
  Nashorn-Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion trachys
  Mauritius Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion whitleyi
  Kofferfisch

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Ostracion cubicum
  Gewöhnlicher Kofferfisch, Gelbbrauner Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion immaculatum
  Japanischer Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion solorense
  Kofferfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-10-01 23:37:03 

Last edit:

2019-09-02 16:38:39 

Uwaga!

This is a general hint!
Ostracion cyanurus 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 Ostracion cyanurus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Ostracion cyanurus. 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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