Sebastapistes cyanostigma Yellowspotted Scorpionfish, Bicolor Rosefish

Sebastapistes cyanostigma is commonly referred to as Yellowspotted Scorpionfish, Bicolor Rosefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:

52 

AphiaID:

218111 

Scientific:

Sebastapistes cyanostigma 

German:

Gelbflecken-Drachenkopf 

English:

Yellowspotted Scorpionfish, Bicolor Rosefish 

Category:

Stenfisk 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Sebastapistes (Genus) > cyanostigma (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Bleeker, ), 1856 

Occurrence:

Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, (the) Maldives, Africa, American Samoa, Australia, Bakers Island, Bali, Caroline Island, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Corea, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Howland Island, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Line Islands, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moluccas, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Phoenix Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Spratly Islands, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, the Cargados Carajos Shoals, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Togean Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

2 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, On living corals, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 3.94" (10 cm) 

Temperature:

25,4 °F - 29,3 °F (25,4°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps, Shrimps 

Tank:

65.99 gal (~ 300L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Sebastapistes ballieui
• Sebastapistes coniorta
• 
  Sebastapistes cyanostigma
  Gelbflecken-Drachenkopf
• Sebastapistes fowleri
• Sebastapistes galactacma
• 
  Sebastapistes mauritiana
  Drachenkopf
• Sebastapistes nuchalis
• 
  Sebastapistes strongia
  Skorpionsfisch
• Sebastapistes taeniophrys
• Sebastapistes tinkhami

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-20 17:21:42 

Last edit:

2025-01-20 19:47:41 

Toxicity

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