Pteropterus mombasae Frillfin Turkeyfish, Mombasa Lionsfish

Pteropterus mombasae is commonly referred to as Frillfin Turkeyfish, Mombasa Lionsfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Dla zaawansowanych. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

3967 

AphiaID:

313250 

Scientific:

Pteropterus mombasae 

German:

Afrikanischer Feuerfisch, Mombasa Feuerfisch 

English:

Frillfin Turkeyfish, Mombasa Lionsfish 

Category:

Skrzydlice 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Pteropterus (Genus) > mombasae (Species) 

Initial determination:

Smith, 1957 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bali, Djibouti, East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, Flores, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Islands, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Tansania, Timor, Timor Sea, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 

Sea depth:

10 - 70 Meter 

Habitats:

Continental Shelf, Muddy grounds, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water, Sponge areas 

Size:

7.87" - 12.2" (20cm - 31cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 28,6 °F (24°C - 28,6°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Schrimps 

Tank:

329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  

Difficulty:

Dla zaawansowanych 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Pteropterus antennatus
  Antennen-Feuerfisch
• 
  Pteropterus cinctus
  Rotmeer-Skorpionsfisch
• 
  Pteropterus mombasae
  Afrikanischer Feuerfisch, Mombasa Feuerfisch
• 
  Pteropterus paucispinula
  Skorpionsfisch, Rotfeuerfisch
• 
  Pteropterus radiatus
  Strahlen-Rotfeuerfisch
• 
  Pteropterus sphex
  Hawaii-Feuerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-12-16 23:51:30 

Last edit:

2026-07-15 18:16:55 

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