Erosa erosa Pitted stonefish

Erosa erosa is commonly referred to as Pitted stonefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!. Toxicity: Highly toxic.

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lexID:

5760 

AphiaID:

280708 

Scientific:

Erosa erosa 

German:

"Rostiger" Steinfisch 

English:

Pitted Stonefish 

Category:

Skrzydlice 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Synanceiidae (Family) > Erosa (Genus) > erosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Ambon, Australia, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Corea, Eastern Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Lembeh Strait, Malaysia, Moluccas, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Territory (Australia), Ogasawara Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Sulawesi, Sulawesi Utara, Taiwan, Tonga, Western Australia 

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:

0 - 90 Meter 

Habitats:

Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish) 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

68 °F - 28,8 °F (20°C - 28,8°C) 

Food:

Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Highly toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Erosa erosa
  "Rostiger" Steinfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-18 11:57:10 

Last edit:

2025-10-17 20:18:20 

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