Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus Tasseled Scorpionfish, Smallscale Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis oxycephalusis commonly referred to as Tasseled Scorpionfish, Smallscale Scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Veldig vanskelig. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

973 

AphiaID:

218105 

Scientific:

Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus 

German:

Fransen-Drachenkopf; Bärtiger Drachenkopf 

English:

Tasseled Scorpionfish, Smallscale Scorpionfish 

Category:

Skorpionfisker 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaenopsis (Genus) > oxycephalus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bleeker, ), 1849 

Occurrence:

Djibouti, Kuwait, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Sudan, Eritrea, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Chesterfield Islands, China, Christmas Islands, Egypt, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Israel, Japan, Java, Jordan, Lembeh Strait, Lombok, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moluccas, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Raja Amat, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Spratly Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Timor, Togean Islands, Vietnam, Yemen 

Sea depth:

1 - 400 Meter 

Size:

9.84" - 14.17" (25cm - 36cm) 

Temperature:

64.4 °F - 80.6 °F (18°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Food specialist, Living Food, Schrimps 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Veldig vanskelig 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

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
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus
  Fransen-Drachenkopf; Bärtiger Drachenkopf
• 
  Scorpaenopsis sp.
  Skorpionfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-25 10:28:01 

Last edit:

2023-11-09 18:27:40 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus 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 Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus. 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:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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