Torquigener brevipinnis Yellow-stripe toadfish

Torquigener brevipinnisis commonly referred to as Yellow-stripe toadfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Middels. A aquarium size of at least 450 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

3408 

AphiaID:

278265 

Scientific:

Torquigener brevipinnis 

German:

Kugelfisch 

English:

Yellow-stripe Toadfish 

Category:

Kulefisk  

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Torquigener (Genus) > brevipinnis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Regan, ), 1903 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bali, China, Flores, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Lombok, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sumatra, Timor, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

20 - 100 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Algae, Clams, Snails 

Tank:

98.99 gal (~ 450L)  

Difficulty:

Middels 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Torquigener albomaculosus
  Kugelfisch
• Torquigener altipinnis
• Torquigener andersonae
• Torquigener balteus
• 
  Torquigener brevipinnis
  Kugelfisch
• 
  Torquigener flavimaculosus
  Rotmeer-Kugelfisch, Gelbpunkt-Kugelfisch
• 
  Torquigener florealis
  Kugelfisch
• Torquigener gloerfelti
• Torquigener hicksi
• Torquigener hypselogeneion
• Torquigener marleyi
• 
  Torquigener pallimaculatus
  Krötenkugelfisch
• Torquigener parcuspinus
• Torquigener paxtoni
• Torquigener perlevis
• 
  Torquigener pleurogramma
  Kugelfisch
• Torquigener randalli
• Torquigener squamicauda
• Torquigener tuberculiferus
• Torquigener vicinus
• Torquigener whitleyi
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2010-11-30 19:23:11 

Last edit:

2018-07-06 21:08:02 

Toxicity

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