Suttonia suttoni Soapfish

Suttonia suttoniis commonly referred to as Soapfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 350 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:

6883 

AphiaID:

218303 

Scientific:

Suttonia suttoni 

German:

Seifenbarsch 

English:

Soapfish 

Category:

Soapfishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Serranidae (Family) > Suttonia (Genus) > suttoni (Species) 

Initial determination:

Smith, 1953 

Occurrence:

Comores, Tansania, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

11 - 24 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.15" (8 cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Frozen food (small sorts), Living Food, Mysis 

Tank:

76.99 gal (~ 350L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Suttonia guatemaltica
• Suttonia lineata
• 
  Suttonia suttoni
  Seifenbarsch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2014-03-20 10:00:52 

Last edit:

2016-12-22 21:06:10 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Suttonia suttoni has a harmful toxin.
As a rule, animals with a harmful poison do not pose mortal danger in normal Aquarieaner everyday life. Read the following husbandry information and comments from aquarists who already keep Suttonia suttoni in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Suttonia suttoni. Every human reacts differently to poisons.
If you suspect that you have come into contact with the poison, please contact your doctor or the poison emergency call.
The phone number of the poison emergency call can be found here:
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Overview Worldwide: eapcct.org

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