Scorpaenodes insularis Scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes insularis is commonly referred to as Scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: To nie jest zwierzę dla początkujących. A aquarium size of at least 800 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Highly toxic.

Profile

lexID:

6950 

AphiaID:

274747 

Scientific:

Scorpaenodes insularis 

German:

Skorpionfisch 

English:

Scorpionfish 

Category:

Skrzydlice 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaenodes (Genus) > insularis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Eschmeyer, 1971 

Occurrence:

Ascencion, St. Helena & Tristan da Cunha, Brazil, East-Atlantic Ocean, Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago 

Sea depth:

3 - 35 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Krill, Living Food, Lobster eggs, Mysis, Schrimps, Shrimps 

Tank:

175.98 gal (~ 800L)  

Difficulty:

To nie jest zwierzę dla początkujących 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Highly toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Scorpaenodes africanus
• 
  Scorpaenodes albaiensis
  Skorpionfisch, Drachenkopf
• 
  Scorpaenodes arenai
  Messina-Felsenfisch
• 
  Scorpaenodes bathycolus
  Skorpionsfisch
• 
  Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
  Riff-Skorpionsfisch
• 
  Scorpaenodes corallinus
  Drachenkopf
• Scorpaenodes elongatus
• Scorpaenodes englerti
• 
  Scorpaenodes evides
  Skorpionsfisch, Drachenkopf
• 
  Scorpaenodes guamensis
  Guam-Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaenodes hirsutus
• Scorpaenodes immaculatus
• 
  Scorpaenodes insularis
  Skorpionfisch
• Scorpaenodes investigatoris
• Scorpaenodes kelloggi
• Scorpaenodes minor
• Scorpaenodes muciparus
• 
  Scorpaenodes parvipinnis
  Kurzflossen - Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus
• Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus
• 
  Scorpaenodes scaber
  Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaenodes smithi
• Scorpaenodes steenei
• Scorpaenodes steinitzi
• 
  Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus
  Tiefwasser-Skorpionfisch
• Scorpaenodes tribulosus
• Scorpaenodes varipinnis
• 
  Scorpaenodes xyris
  Regenbogen Drachenkopf
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Scorpaenodes barrybrowni
  Tiefwasser-Skorpionsfisch, Gepunkteter Drachenkopf

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-04-03 08:13:46 

Last edit:

2022-01-08 12:57:17 

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