Scorpaenopsis possi Poss's scorpionfish, Poss' Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis possiis commonly referred to as Poss's scorpionfish, Poss' Scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Rafi Amar, Israel

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AphiaID:: 277535

Scientific:: Scorpaenopsis possi
German:: Poss's Skorpionsfisch, Kronen-Drachenkopf
English:: Poss's Scorpionfish, Poss' Scorpionfish

Category:: Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaenopsis (Genus) > possi (Species)
Initial determination:: Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001

Occurrence:: Sudan, Djibouti, Eritrea, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Cebu ((Philippines), Chesterfield Islands, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Corea, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, Flores, French Polynesia, Gilbert Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moorea, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Paracel-Islands, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South China Sea, South-Africa, South-Pazific, Spratly Islands, Sulu Sea , Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Timor Sea, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, West Papua , Yemen
Sea depth:: 0 - 55 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Rocky reefs
Size:: 19,4 cm
Temperature:: 77.72 °F - 30,6 °F (25.4°C - 30,6°C)
Food:: Fish (little fishes), Krill, Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps
Tank:: 439.96 gal (~ 2000L)
Difficulty:: Only for advanced aquarists
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic

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

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-06-08 18:16:30
Last edit:: 2020-06-09 20:26:49

Toxicity

Scorpaenopsis possi is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Scorpaenopsis possi, 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 Worldwide: eapcct.org

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!

Info

Scorpaenopsis possi is a very common scorpion fish, but most divers and snorkelers will not necessarily have identified it as Scorpaenopsis possi due to its similarity to other scorpion fish.
A reliable indication of Scorpaenopsis possi is a white patch under and in front of the eye, and on a dark triangular patch under the eye.

As this scorpion fish also lives in very shallow waters, we recommend all bathers to use good bathing shoes to avoid stings of this fish.

Unfortunately we do not have access to the first determination of this scorpionfish "Revision of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Scopaenopsis, with descriptions of eight new species".

In this paper the following species were described:
Scorpaenopsis longispina Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis orientalis Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis pluralis Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis possi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis pusilla Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001

The scorpion fish would be named in honor of S. G. Poss

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Flickr Homepage Rafi Amar (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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