Rhinopias aphanes Lacy scorpionfish

Rhinopias aphanes is commonly referred to as Lacy scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 1250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:

5288 

AphiaID:

277214 

Scientific:

Rhinopias aphanes 

German:

Drachenkopf 

English:

Lacy Scorpionfish 

Category:

Stenfisk 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Rhinopias (Genus) > aphanes (Species) 

Initial determination:

Eschmeyer, 1973 

Occurrence:

Australia, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Sulawesi, Vanuatu, Western Pacific Ocean 

Size:

up to 9.84" (25 cm) 

Temperature:

73.4 °F - 78.8 °F (23°C - 26°C) 

Food:

Food specialist, Living Food, Schrimps, Shrimps, Smelts 

Tank:

274.97 gal (~ 1250L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Rhinopias aphanes
  Drachenkopf
• 
  Rhinopias argoliba
  Scorpionsfisch
• 
  Rhinopias cea
  Ceas Skorpionfisch
• 
  Rhinopias eschmeyeri
  Fransen-Drachenkopf
• 
  Rhinopias frondosa
  Tentakel-Schluckspecht
• 
  Rhinopias xenops
  Xenop-Drachenkopf

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-04-19 11:12:31 

Last edit:

2013-04-19 11:12:31 

Toxicity

Rhinopias aphanes is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Rhinopias aphanes, 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 Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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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