Daector schmitti Schmitt's toadfish

Daector schmitti is commonly referred to as Schmitt's toadfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Dla zaawansowanych. A aquarium size of at least 700 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

8650 

AphiaID:

280481 

Scientific:

Daector schmitti 

German:

Krötenfisch 

English:

Schmitt's Toadfish 

Category:

Batrachowate 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Batrachoidiformes (Order) > Batrachoididae (Family) > Daector (Genus) > schmitti (Species) 

Initial determination:

Collette, 1968 

Occurrence:

Costa Rica, Panama 

Size:

up to 5.12" (13 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 84.2 °F (22°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Predatory, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

153.98 gal (~ 700L)  

Difficulty:

Dla zaawansowanych 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Daector dowi
• Daector gerringi
• Daector quadrizonatus
• 
  Daector reticulata
  Krötenfisch
• 
  Daector schmitti
  Krötenfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2015-08-08 13:46:10 

Last edit:

2015-08-08 13:46:10 

Uwaga!

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