Scorpaenopsis cirrosa Weedy stingfish

Scorpaenopsis cirrosa is commonly referred to as Weedy stingfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:: 4481
AphiaID:: 277520

Scientific:: Scorpaenopsis cirrosa
German:: Verzierter Drachenkopf
English:: Weedy Stingfish

Category:: Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaenopsis (Genus) > cirrosa (Species)
Initial determination:: (Thunberg, ), 1793

Occurrence:: China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Size:: up to 9.06" (23 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Coralfish of all kind, Fish (little fishes)
Tank:: 439.96 gal (~ 2000L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Toxicity:: Toxic

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Scorpaenopsis altirostris
Scorpaenopsis barbata
Bärtiger Drachenkopf
Scorpaenopsis brevifrons
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa
Verzierter Drachenkopf
Scorpaenopsis cotticeps
Scorpaenopsis crenulata
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Buckel-Scorpionfisch
Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri
Scorpaenopsis furneauxi
Scorpaenopsis gibbosa
Skorpionsfisch
Scorpaenopsis gilchristi
Scorpaenopsis insperatus
Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata
Drachenkopf
Scorpaenopsis longispina
Scorpaenopsis macrochir
Flasher-Drachenkopf, Buckel-Drachenkopf, Glotzaugen-Drachenkopf,
Scorpaenopsis neglecta
Skorpionsfisch
Scorpaenopsis obtusa
Scorpaenopsis orientalis
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
Scorpaenopsis papuensis
Papua-Drachenkopf
Scorpaenopsis pluralis
Scorpaenopsis possi
Poss's Skorpionsfisch, Kronen-Drachenkopf
Scorpaenopsis pusilla
Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi
Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata
Scorpaenopsis venosa
Fetzen-Drachenkopf
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna
Skorpionsfisch

More related species in this lexicon:

Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus
Fransen-Drachenkopf; Bärtiger Drachenkopf

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-07-29 20:17:42
Last edit:: 2012-07-29 20:17:42

Toxicity

Scorpaenopsis cirrosa is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Scorpaenopsis cirrosa, inform yourself about the poison and its effects before buying. Keep a note with the telephone number of the poison emergency call and all necessary information about the animal next to your aquarium so that you can be helped quickly in an emergency.
The telephone numbers of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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This message appears for poisonous, very poisonous and also animals whose poison can kill you immediately. Every human reacts differently to poisons. Please therefore weigh the risk for yourself AND your environment very carefully, and never act lightly!

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(Thunberg, 1793)
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and China south to Hong Kong and northern Taiwan.

Synonymised taxa:
Dendroscorpaena cirrhosa (Thunberg, 1793)
Perca cirrosa Thunberg, 1793
Scorpaena cirrhosa (Thunberg, 1793)
Scorpaena leonina Richardson, 1846
Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa (Thunberg, 1793)
Scorpaenopsis cirrhosus (Thunberg, 1793)

Species:

Scorpaenopsis altirostris (Gilbert, 1905)
Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell, 1838)
Scorpaenopsis brevifrons Eschmeyer & Randall, 1975
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Jenkins, 1901
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793)
Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler, 1938
Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829)
Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri Randall & Greenfield, 2004
Scorpaenopsis furneauxi Whitley, 1959
Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Scorpaenopsis gilchristi (Smith, 1957)
Scorpaenopsis insperatus Motomura, 2004
Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata (Herre, 1945)
Scorpaenopsis longispina Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis macrochir Ogilby, 1910
Scorpaenopsis neglecta Heckel, 1837
Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis orientalis Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849)
Scorpaenopsis palmeri Ogilby, 1910
Scorpaenopsis papuensis (Cuvier, 1829)
Scorpaenopsis pluralis Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis possi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis pusilla Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829)
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis barbatus (Rüppell, 1838) Scorpaenopsis barbata (Rüppell, 1838)
Scorpaenopsis catocala Jordan & Evermann, 1903 Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829)
Scorpaenopsis cirrhosa (Thunberg, 1793) Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793)
Scorpaenopsis cirrhosus (Thunberg, 1793) Scorpaenopsis cirrosa (Thunberg, 1793)
Scorpaenopsis diabola (Cuvier, 1829) Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829)
Scorpaenopsis diabolis (Cuvier, 1829) Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829)
Scorpaenopsis fowleri (Pietschmann, 1934) Sebastapistes fowleri (Pietschmann, 1934)
Scorpaenopsis gibbosus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Scorpaenopsis grandicornis (Cuvier, 1829) Scorpaena grandicornis Cuvier, 1829
Scorpaenopsis iop Nakabo, Senou & Masuda, 1993 Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler, 1938
Scorpaenopsis natalensis (Regan, 1906)
Scorpaena scrofa Linnaeus, 1758
Scorpaenopsis nesogallica (Cuvier, 1829) Scorpaenopsis gibbosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Scorpaenopsis novaeguineae (Cuvier, 1829) Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829)
Scorpaenopsis novae-guineae (Cuvier, 1829) Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829)
Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus (Bleeker, 1849) Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (Bleeker, 1849)
Scorpaenopsis rosea (Day, 1868)
Scorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829)
Scorpaenopsis simulata de Beaufort, 1962 Scorpaenopsis cotticeps Fowler, 1938
Scorpaenopsis stigma Fowler, 1938 Phenacoscorpius megalops Fowler, 1938

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