Pterois mombasae Frillfin Turkeyfish, Mombasa Lionsfish

Pterois mombasae is commonly referred to as Frillfin Turkeyfish, Mombasa Lionsfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Для опытным аквариумистам. A aquarium size of at least 1500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

3967 

AphiaID:

218080 

Scientific:

Pterois mombasae 

German:

Afrikanischer Feuerfisch, Mombasa Feuerfisch 

English:

Frillfin Turkeyfish, Mombasa Lionsfish 

Category:

Рыбы - Скорпенообразные 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Pterois (Genus) > mombasae (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Smith, ), 1957 

Occurrence:

Djibouti, Australia, Bali, East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, Flores, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Islands, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Tansania, Timor, Timor Sea, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen 

Sea depth:

10 - 70 Meter 

Habitats:

Continental Shelf, Muddy grounds, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water, Sponge areas 

Size:

7.87" - 12.2" (20cm - 31cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 28,6 °F (24°C - 28,6°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crabs, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Schrimps 

Tank:

329.97 gal (~ 1500L)  

Difficulty:

Для опытным аквариумистам 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Pterois andover
  Andover-Rotfeuerfisch
• 
  Pterois antennata
  Antennen-Feuerfisch
• Pterois brevipectoralis
• 
  Pterois lunulata
  Japanischer Feuerfisch
• 
  Pterois miles
  Rotfeuerfisch
• 
  Pterois mombasae
  Afrikanischer Feuerfisch, Mombasa Feuerfisch
• 
  Pterois radiata
  Strahlen-Rotfeuerfisch
• 
  Pterois russelii
  Russels Feuerfisch
• 
  Pterois sphex
  Hawaii-Feuerfisch
• 
  Pterois volitans
  Rotfeuerfisch

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Pterois cincta
  Rotmeer-Skorpionsfisch
• 
  Pterois n sp.
  Feuerfisch
• 
  Pterois paucispinula
  Skorpionsfisch, Rotfeuerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-12-16 23:51:30 

Last edit:

2024-03-18 19:09:45 

Toxicity

Pterois mombasae is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Pterois mombasae, 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:
[overview_and_url_DE]
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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