Arothron stellatus

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lexID:

1478 

AphiaID:

219928 

Scientific:

Arothron stellatus 

German:

Riesenkugelfisch 

English:

Star Blaasop, Staring Blow Fish, Star Puffer, Starry Pufferfish, Starry Toadfish, Stellate Puffer 

Category:

Kulfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Tetraodontidae (Family) > Arothron (Genus) > stellatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Anonymous, ), 1798 

Occurrence:

Marquesas Islands, Gambier Islands, India, Vietnam, Northern Mariana Islands, Raja Amat, Cambodia, Tansania, Lombok, the Society Islands, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Mozambique, Ogasawara Islands, Hong Kong, Iran, Quatar, Lord Howe Island, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Niue, Djibouti, Pakistan, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Jordan, Réunion , Amerikanska Samoa, Andamanska Havet, Australien, Bahrain, Bali, Bangaii öar, Bangladesh, Egypten, Filippinerna, Flores, Franska Polynesien, Guam, Indiska Oceanen, Indiska Oceanen - Stilla Havet, Indonesien, Japan, Kina, Korea, Malaysia, Maldiverna, Marschallöarna, Mauritius, Mikronesien, Nya Kaledonien, Nya Zeeland, Östafrika, Östra Atlanten, Palau, Papua Nya Guinea, Persiska viken, Queensland, Röda Havet, Samoa, Seychellerna , Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Sydafrika, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor, Togian, Tonga, Tuamotoöarna 

Sea depth:

3 - 58 Meter 

Size:

54 cm - 120 cm 

Temperature:

23°C - 26°C 

Food:

Zoobenthos, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Frysfoder (Större storlek), Musslor, Räkfoder, Räkor, Skaldjur, Sniglar, Stjöstjärnor 

Tank:

~ 5000 Liter 

Difficulty:

Not suitable for home aquaria! 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Arothron caeruleopunctatus
  Blaupunkt-Kugelfisch
• Arothron carduus
• 
  Arothron diadematus
  Masken-Kugelfisch
• 
  Arothron firmamentum
  Kugelfisch
• Arothron gillbanksii
• 
  Arothron hispidus
  Weißflecken-Kugelfisch
• 
  Arothron immaculatus
  Kugelfisch
• Arothron inconditus
• Arothron leopardus
• 
  Arothron manilensis
  Gestreifter Kugelfisch
• 
  Arothron mappa
  Mappa-Kugelfisch
• 
  Arothron meleagris
  Perlhuhn-Kugelfisch
• 
  Arothron multilineatus
  Kugelfisch
• 
  Arothron nigropunctatus
  Schwarzflecken-Kugelfisch
• 
  Arothron reticularis
  Vernetzter-Kugelfisch
• 
  Arothron stellatus
  Riesenkugelfisch
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Arothron multilineatus
  Kugelfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2005-05-16 10:53:09 

Last edit:

2020-01-22 12:53:00 

Toxicity

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