Sebastapistes strongia Barchin scorpionfish

Sebastapistes strongia is commonly referred to as Barchin scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

7301 

AphiaID:

218115 

Scientific:

Sebastapistes strongia 

German:

Skorpionsfisch 

English:

Barchin Scorpionfish 

Category:

Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Sebastapistes (Genus) > strongia (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Christmas Islands, East Africa, Egypt, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Rapa, Red Sea, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, South America, Sri Lanka, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Tonga, Vietnam, West Papua , Western Australia 

Sea depth:

0 - 37 Meter 

Size:

2.36" - 3.74" (6cm - 9.5cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Fish larvae, Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Schrimps 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Sebastapistes ballieui
• Sebastapistes coniorta
• 
  Sebastapistes cyanostigma
  Gelbflecken-Drachenkopf
• Sebastapistes fowleri
• Sebastapistes galactacma
• 
  Sebastapistes mauritiana
  Drachenkopf
• Sebastapistes nuchalis
• 
  Sebastapistes strongia
  Skorpionsfisch
• Sebastapistes taeniophrys
• Sebastapistes tinkhami

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-07-03 14:33:05 

Last edit:

2020-02-23 19:06:50 

Toxicity

Sebastapistes strongia is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Sebastapistes strongia, 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:
[overview_and_url_DE]
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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