Parascorpaena picta Northern scorpion fish

Parascorpaena pictais commonly referred to as Northern scorpion fish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not for beginners. A aquarium size of at least 600 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:

2845 

AphiaID:

218062 

Scientific:

Parascorpaena picta 

German:

Nördlicher Skorpionsfisch 

English:

Northern Scorpion Fish 

Category:

Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Parascorpaena (Genus) > picta (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

Indonesia, Sulawesi, Western Pacific Ocean 

Size:

up to 6.3" (16 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Food specialist 

Tank:

131.99 gal (~ 600L)  

Difficulty:

Not for beginners 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Parascorpaena aurita
  Drachenkopf
• Parascorpaena bandanensis
• Parascorpaena maculipinnis
• 
  Parascorpaena mcadamsi
  Skorpionsfisch
• 
  Parascorpaena mossambica
  Mozambique-Drachenkopf
• 
  Parascorpaena picta
  Nördlicher Skorpionsfisch

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Parascorpaena poseidon
  Poseidons Skorpionfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2009-07-11 15:32:03 

Last edit:

2009-07-11 15:32:03 

Toxicity

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

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