Scorpaenodes xyris Rainbow Scorpionfish

Scorpaenodes xyris is commonly referred to as Rainbow Scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

5397 

AphiaID:

274756 

Scientific:

Scorpaenodes xyris 

German:

Regenbogen Drachenkopf 

English:

Rainbow Scorpionfish 

Category:

Stenfisk 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaenodes (Genus) > xyris (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Jordan & Gilbert, ), 1882 

Occurrence:

Guadeloupe, El Salvador, Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Clipperton Island, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Galapagos Islands, Gulf of California, Honduras, Mexico (East Pacific), Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, USA, West Coast USA 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

50 °F - 68 °F (10°C - 20°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Krill, Schrimps, Sepia 

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Scorpaenodes africanus
• 
  Scorpaenodes albaiensis
  Skorpionfisch, Drachenkopf
• 
  Scorpaenodes arenai
  Messina-Felsenfisch
• 
  Scorpaenodes bathycolus
  Skorpionsfisch
• 
  Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
  Riff-Skorpionsfisch
• 
  Scorpaenodes corallinus
  Drachenkopf
• Scorpaenodes elongatus
• Scorpaenodes englerti
• 
  Scorpaenodes evides
  Skorpionsfisch, Drachenkopf
• 
  Scorpaenodes guamensis
  Guam-Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaenodes hirsutus
• Scorpaenodes immaculatus
• 
  Scorpaenodes insularis
  Skorpionfisch
• Scorpaenodes investigatoris
• Scorpaenodes kelloggi
• Scorpaenodes minor
• Scorpaenodes muciparus
• 
  Scorpaenodes parvipinnis
  Kurzflossen - Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaenodes quadrispinosus
• Scorpaenodes rubrivinctus
• 
  Scorpaenodes scaber
  Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaenodes smithi
• Scorpaenodes steenei
• Scorpaenodes steinitzi
• 
  Scorpaenodes tredecimspinosus
  Tiefwasser-Skorpionfisch
• Scorpaenodes tribulosus
• Scorpaenodes varipinnis
• 
  Scorpaenodes xyris
  Regenbogen Drachenkopf
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Scorpaenodes barrybrowni
  Tiefwasser-Skorpionsfisch, Gepunkteter Drachenkopf

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-05-05 06:43:30 

Last edit:

2013-05-05 06:43:30 

Toxicity

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