Pteroidichthys amboinensis Ambon scorpionfish

Pteroidichthys amboinensisis commonly referred to as Ambon scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:

1896 

AphiaID:

282501 

Scientific:

Pteroidichthys amboinensis 

German:

Ambon Skorpionsfisch, Ambon-Drachenkopf, Godfrey's Skorpionfish 

English:

Ambon Scorpionfish 

Category:

Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Pteroidichthys (Genus) > amboinensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

Bleeker, 1856 

Occurrence:

Ambon, Australia, Bali, Celebes Sea, China, Corea, Eastern Indian Ocean, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Komodo (Komodo Island), Malaysia, Micronesia, Moluccas, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Sulawesi, Taiwan, The Ryukyu Islands, Timor, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean 

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:

3 - 43 Meter 

Size:

up to 4.72" (12 cm) 

Temperature:

76.46 °F - 84.2 °F (24.7°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis, Predatory, Schrimps, Shrimps, Zooplankton 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Pteroidichthys acutus
• 
  Pteroidichthys amboinensis
  Ambon Skorpionsfisch, Ambon-Drachenkopf, Godfrey's Skorpionfish
• Pteroidichthys noronhai

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2006-04-01 17:19:09 

Last edit:

2020-09-22 11:06:41 

Toxicity

Pteroidichthys amboinensis is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Pteroidichthys amboinensis, 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 Worldwide: eapcct.org

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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