Scorpaenopsis possi Poss's scorpionfish, Poss' Scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis possi is commonly referred to as Poss's scorpionfish, Poss' Scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Rafi Amar, Israel

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AphiaID:: 277535

Scientific:: Scorpaenopsis possi
German:: Poss's Skorpionsfisch, Kronen-Drachenkopf
English:: Poss's Scorpionfish, Poss' Scorpionfish

Category:: Poissons-Scorpions

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaenopsis (Genus) > possi (Species)
Initial determination:: Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Sudan, Eritrea, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Cebu ((Philippines), Chesterfield Islands, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Corea, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, Flores, French Polynesia, Gilbert Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moorea, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Paracel-Islands, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South China Sea, South-Africa, South-Pazific, Spratly Islands, Sulu Sea , Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Timor Sea, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, West Papua , Yemen
Sea depth:: 0 - 55 Meter
Habitats:: Coral reefs, Rocky reefs
Size:: 19,4 cm
Temperature:: 77.72 °F - 30,6 °F (25.4°C - 30,6°C)
Food:: Fish (little fishes), Krill, Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps
Tank:: 439.96 gal (~ 2000L)
Difficulty:: Pour aquariophiles éprouvés
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Scorpaenopsis altirostris
Scorpaenopsis barbata
Bärtiger Drachenkopf
Scorpaenopsis brevifrons
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis
Scorpaenopsis cirrosa
Verzierter Drachenkopf
Scorpaenopsis cotticeps
Scorpaenopsis crenulata
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Buckel-Scorpionfisch
Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri
Scorpaenopsis furneauxi
Scorpaenopsis gibbosa
Skorpionsfisch
Scorpaenopsis gilchristi
Scorpaenopsis insperatus
Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata
Drachenkopf
Scorpaenopsis longispina
Scorpaenopsis macrochir
Flasher-Drachenkopf, Buckel-Drachenkopf, Glotzaugen-Drachenkopf,
Scorpaenopsis neglecta
Skorpionsfisch
Scorpaenopsis obtusa
Scorpaenopsis orientalis
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
Scorpaenopsis papuensis
Papua-Drachenkopf
Scorpaenopsis pluralis
Scorpaenopsis possi
Poss's Skorpionsfisch, Kronen-Drachenkopf
Scorpaenopsis pusilla
Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi
Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata
Scorpaenopsis venosa
Fetzen-Drachenkopf
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna
Skorpionsfisch

More related species in this lexicon:

Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus
Fransen-Drachenkopf; Bärtiger Drachenkopf

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2020-06-08 18:16:30
Last edit:: 2020-06-09 20:26:49

Poison

Scorpaenopsis possi est (très) toxique et peut vous tuer!!!! Si vous voulez avoir Scorpaenopsis possi informez vous bien sur le venin et son action sur le corps. Gardez une notice avec le numéro du Centre Antipoison et toutes les informations sur l'espèce à coté de votre aquarium pour qu'en cas d'urgence on puisse aider rapidement.Le numéro du Centre Antipoison est trouvable ici: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists Ceci s'affiche chez des espèces toxiques où très toxiques. Chaque humain réagit différemment sur des venins. Evaluez donc bien le risque pour vous !!ET!! votre entourage! Ne badinez pas avec Scorpaenopsis possi

Info

Scorpaenopsis possi is a very common scorpion fish, but most divers and snorkelers will not necessarily have identified it as Scorpaenopsis possi due to its similarity to other scorpion fish.
A reliable indication of Scorpaenopsis possi is a white patch under and in front of the eye, and on a dark triangular patch under the eye.

As this scorpion fish also lives in very shallow waters, we recommend all bathers to use good bathing shoes to avoid stings of this fish.

Unfortunately we do not have access to the first determination of this scorpionfish "Revision of the Indo-Pacific scorpionfish genus Scopaenopsis, with descriptions of eight new species".

In this paper the following species were described:
Scorpaenopsis longispina Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis obtusa Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis orientalis Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis pluralis Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis possi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis pusilla Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001
Scorpaenopsis vittapinna Randall & Eschmeyer, 2001

The scorpion fish would be named in honor of S. G. Poss

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Flickr Homepage Rafi Amar (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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