Scorpaena brasiliensis Barbfish

Scorpaena brasiliensis is commonly referred to as Barbfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Никакого Животного Начинающего. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:

6711 

AphiaID:

159562 

Scientific:

Scorpaena brasiliensis 

German:

Brasilien-Drachenkopf 

English:

Barbfish 

Category:

Рыбы - Скорпенообразные 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaena (Genus) > brasiliensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Cuvier, 1829 

Occurrence:

Barbados, Suriname, Guadeloupe, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Columbia, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Grenada, Gulf of Mexico, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico (East Pacific), Montserrat, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S., West-Atlantic Ocean 

Size:

7.87" - 13.78" (20cm - 35cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Mantis shrimps, Nekton, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Никакого Животного Начинающего 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Scorpaena afuerae
  Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaena agassizii
• Scorpaena albifimbria
• Scorpaena angolensis
• Scorpaena annobonae
• Scorpaena ascensionis
• Scorpaena azorica
• 
  Scorpaena bergii
  Gänse-Drachenkopf
• 
  Scorpaena brachyptera
  Kurzflossen-Skorpinosfisch
• 
  Scorpaena brasiliensis
  Brasilien-Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena brevispina
• Scorpaena bulacephala
• Scorpaena calcarata
• 
  Scorpaena canariensis
  Kanaren-Drachenkopf
• 
  Scorpaena cardinalis
  Cook's Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaena cocosensis
• Scorpaena colorata
• Scorpaena dispar
• Scorpaena elachys
• Scorpaena elongata
• Scorpaena fernandeziana
• Scorpaena gasta
• Scorpaena grandicornis
• Scorpaena grandisquamis
• Scorpaena grattanica
• 
  Scorpaena guttata
  Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaena hatizyoensis
• Scorpaena hemilepidota
• Scorpaena histrio
• 
  Scorpaena inermis
  Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaena isthmensis
• Scorpaena izensis
• 
  Scorpaena jacksoniensis
  Östlicher roter Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena lacrimata
• Scorpaena laevis
• Scorpaena loppei
• 
  Scorpaena maderensis
  Madeira-Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena melasma
• Scorpaena mellissii
• Scorpaena miostoma
• 
  Scorpaena mystes
  Gefleckter Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena neglecta
• Scorpaena normani
• 
  Scorpaena notata
  Kleiner Roter Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena onaria
• Scorpaena orgila
• 
  Scorpaena papillosa
  Südlicher Roter Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena pascuensis
• Scorpaena pele
• Scorpaena pepo
• Scorpaena petricola
• 
  Scorpaena plumieri
  Gefleckter Skorpionsfisch
• 
  Scorpaena porcus
  Brauner Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena russula
• 
  Scorpaena scrofa
  Großer Drachenkopf
• Scorpaena sonorae
• Scorpaena stephanica
• Scorpaena sumptuosa
• Scorpaena thomsoni
• Scorpaena tierrae
• Scorpaena uncinata
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Scorpaena sp.
  Drachenkopf
• 
  Scorpaena sp. 01
  Skorpinosfisch
• 
  Scorpaena wellingtoni
  Skorpionsfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-02-05 19:52:18 

Last edit:

2014-02-05 19:52:18 

Toxicity

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