Inimicus caledonicus Chinese Ghoul

Inimicus caledonicus is commonly referred to as Chinese Ghoul. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Highly toxic.

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lexID:

5544 

AphiaID:

212581 

Scientific:

Inimicus caledonicus 

German:

Neukaledonischer Teufelsfisch 

English:

Chinese Ghoul 

Category:

Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Synanceiidae (Family) > Inimicus (Genus) > caledonicus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Sauvage, ), 1878 

Occurrence:

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), India, Indian Ocean, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, Western Pacific Ocean 

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:

15 - 60 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Reef-associated, Rubble floors, Seagrass meadows, Eelgrass Meadows, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 9.84" (25 cm) 

Temperature:

20,9 °F - 30,3 °F (20,9°C - 30,3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Sepia, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Highly toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Inimicus brachyrhynchus
• 
  Inimicus caledonicus
  Neukaledonischer Teufelsfisch
• Inimicus cuvieri
• 
  Inimicus didactylus
  Steinfisch, Teufelsfisch
• 
  Inimicus filamentosus
  Filament-Teufelsfisch, Indischer Walkman
• Inimicus gruzovi
• 
  Inimicus japonicus
  Steinfisch, Teufelsfisch, Dämonenfisch, Japanischer Steinfisch
• Inimicus joubini
• 
  Inimicus sinensis
  Chinesischer Teufelsfisch
• Inimicus smirnovi

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-05-30 19:46:52 

Last edit:

2025-12-23 20:15:27 

Toxicity

Inimicus caledonicus is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Inimicus caledonicus, 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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Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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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