Dendrochirus biocellatus Double-ocellated Scorpionfish, Ocellated Lionfish, Twinspot Lionfish, Two-eyed Lionfish, Twospot Turkeyfish, Fu Manchu lionfish

Dendrochirus biocellatus is commonly referred to as Double-ocellated Scorpionfish, Ocellated Lionfish, Twinspot Lionfish, Two-eyed Lionfish, Twospot Turkeyfish, Fu Manchu lionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: 5 - Svår. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

60 

AphiaID:

218051 

Scientific:

Dendrochirus biocellatus 

German:

Pfauenaugen-Zwergfeuerfisch 

English:

Double-ocellated Scorpionfish, Ocellated Lionfish, Twinspot Lionfish, Two-eyed Lionfish, Twospot Turkeyfish, Fu Manchu Lionfish 

Category:

Skorpionfiskar / Stenfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Dendrochirus (Genus) > biocellatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Fowler, ), 1938 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, American Samoa, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Bakers Island, Bali, Bunaken, China, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Fiji, Flores, French Polynesia, Gilbert Islands, Guam, Howland Island, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Line Islands, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mascarene Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Myanmar, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Samoa, Solomon Islands, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Ryukyu Islands, the Society Islands, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tulamben, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Western Indian 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:

1 - 40 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Seawater, Sea water, Underwater caves, Underwater caverns 

Size:

up to 5.12" (13 cm) 

Temperature:

26,6 °F - 28,9 °F (26,6°C - 28,9°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Frozen Food (large sort), Invertebrates, Mysis, Schrimps, Shrimps, Zooplankton 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

5 - Svår 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Dendrochirus barberi
  Hawaii Zwergfeuerfisch
• 
  Dendrochirus bellus
  Schmetterlings Skorpionsfisch
• 
  Dendrochirus biocellatus
  Pfauenaugen-Zwergfeuerfisch
• 
  Dendrochirus brachypterus
  Kurzflossen-Zwergfeuerfisch
• 
  Dendrochirus zebra
  Zebra-Zwergfeuerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-20 17:58:53 

Last edit:

2025-03-13 17:44:46 

Toxicity

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