Ostracion whitleyi Whitley's box

Ostracion whitleyi is commonly referred to as Whitley's box. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 800 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

1587 

AphiaID:

278937 

Scientific:

Ostracion whitleyi 

German:

Kofferfisch 

English:

Whitley's Box 

Category:

Kuffertfisk 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Ostraciidae (Family) > Ostracion (Genus) > whitleyi (Species) 

Initial determination:

Fowler, 1931 

Occurrence:

Austral Islands, Central Pazific, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Johnston Atoll, Marquesas Islands, Rapa, the Society Islands, Tuamoto Islands, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

3 - 27 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

26,5 °F - 27,7 °F (26,5°C - 27,7°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Invertebrates, Mysis 

Tank:

175.98 gal (~ 800L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Ostracion cyanurus
  Blauschwanz-Kofferfisch - Arabischer Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion meleagris
  Weißtüfpel-Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion rhinorhynchos
  Nashorn-Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion trachys
  Mauritius Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion whitleyi
  Kofferfisch

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Ostracion cubicum
  Gewöhnlicher Kofferfisch, Gelbbrauner Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion immaculatum
  Japanischer Kofferfisch
• 
  Ostracion solorense
  Kofferfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2005-09-04 10:55:41 

Last edit:

2017-08-22 17:12:40 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Ostracion whitleyi 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 Ostracion whitleyi in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Ostracion whitleyi. 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:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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