Scorpaenodes insularis Scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes insularis is commonly referred to as Scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. 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:

Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes 

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:

Not for beginners 

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 

Toxicity

Scorpaenodes insularis is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Scorpaenodes insularis, 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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