Scorpaenopsis gibbosa Humpbacked scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis gibbosais commonly referred to as Humpbacked scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

7807 

AphiaID:

218102 

Scientific:

Scorpaenopsis gibbosa 

German:

Skorpionsfisch 

English:

Humpbacked Scorpionfish 

Category:

Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaenopsis (Genus) > gibbosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bloch & Schneider, ), 1801 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, China, Comores, Fiji, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion , Somalia, South-Africa, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean 

Size:

up to 8.27" (21 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Nekton 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

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:

2014-12-28 18:27:32 

Last edit:

2014-12-28 18:27:32 

Toxicity

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