Rhinopias frondosa Weedy scorpionfish, Popeyed Scorpionfish

Rhinopias frondosa is commonly referred to as Weedy scorpionfish, Popeyed Scorpionfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: 5 - Svår. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:

53 

AphiaID:

218087 

Scientific:

Rhinopias frondosa 

German:

Tentakel-Schluckspecht 

English:

Weedy Scorpionfish, Popeyed Scorpionfish 

Category:

Skorpionfiskar / Stenfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Rhinopias (Genus) > frondosa (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Günther, ), 1892 

Occurrence:

Africa, Ambon, Australia, Caroline Island, Cebu ((Philippines), China, East Africa, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moluccas, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tansania, the Seychelles, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

10 - 297 Meter 

Size:

7.09" - 9.06" (18cm - 23cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates 

Tank:

219.98 gal (~ 1000L)  

Difficulty:

5 - Svår 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Rhinopias aphanes
  Drachenkopf
• 
  Rhinopias argoliba
  Scorpionsfisch
• 
  Rhinopias cea
  Ceas Skorpionfisch
• 
  Rhinopias eschmeyeri
  Fransen-Drachenkopf
• 
  Rhinopias frondosa
  Tentakel-Schluckspecht
• 
  Rhinopias xenops
  Xenop-Drachenkopf

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-20 17:25:39 

Last edit:

2025-03-13 10:51:04 

Toxicity

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