Centropristis striata Black sea bass

Centropristis striata is commonly referred to as Black sea bass. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

9705 

AphiaID:

159348 

Scientific:

Centropristis striata 

German:

Schwarzer Sägebarsch 

English:

Black Sea Bass 

Category:

Serranus Basses 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Centropristis (Genus) > striata (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Canada Eastern Pacific, Florida, Gulf of Mexico 

Sea depth:

0 - 110 Meter 

Size:

11.81" - 25.98" (30cm - 66cm) 

Weight:

4.7 kg 

Temperature:

5,3 °F - 25,9 °F (5,3°C - 25,9°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Krill, Mantis shrimps, Mysis, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Centropristis fuscula
• 
  Centropristis ocyurus
  Sägebarsch
• Centropristis philadelphica
• Centropristis rufus
• 
  Centropristis striata
  Schwarzer Sägebarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-05-14 13:18:33 

Last edit:

2016-05-14 13:18:33 

Toxicity

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