Rhinopias xenops (Gilbert, 1905)

Rhinopias xenops is commonly referred to as (Gilbert, 1905). Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:

7413 

AphiaID:

277219 

Scientific:

Rhinopias xenops 

German:

Xenop-Drachenkopf 

English:

(Gilbert, 1905) 

Category:

Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Gilbert, ), 1905 

Occurrence:

Hawaii, Japan 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 82.4 °F (22°C - 28°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Mysis, Schrimps, Zoobenthos 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

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:

2014-07-30 19:42:55 

Last edit:

2014-07-30 19:42:55 

Toxicity

Rhinopias xenops is (very) poisonous and the poison can kill you under circumstances!!!
If you want to keep Rhinopias xenops, 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:
[overview_and_url_DE]
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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