Hemitripterus villosus Shaggy Sculpin, Sea raven

Hemitripterus villosus is commonly referred to as Shaggy Sculpin, Sea raven. Difficulty in the aquarium: 5 - Svår. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

6837 

AphiaID:

276257 

Scientific:

Hemitripterus villosus 

German:

Drachenkopf 

English:

Shaggy Sculpin, Sea Raven 

Category:

Skorpionfiskar / Stenfiskar 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Hemitripteridae (Family) > Hemitripterus (Genus) > villosus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Pallas, ), 1814 

Occurrence:

Russland, Alaska (Western Atlantic), Bering Sea, Corea, Gulf of Alaska (Pacific), Japan, North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific (Ocean), the Sea of Okhotsk 

Sea depth:

0 - 550 Meter 

Size:

3.94" - 15.75" (10cm - 40cm) 

Temperature:

41 °F - 59 °F (5°C - 15°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

5 - Svår 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Hemitripterus americanus
• Hemitripterus bolini
• 
  Hemitripterus villosus
  Drachenkopf

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-03-02 11:33:40 

Last edit:

2020-04-05 22:15:17 

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