Ablabys taenianotus Cockatoo waspfish

Ablabys taenianotusis commonly referred to as Cockatoo waspfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Only for advanced aquarists. A aquarium size of at least 300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

86 

AphiaID:

221449 

Scientific:

Ablabys taenianotus 

German:

Kakadu-Schaukelfisch 

English:

Cockatoo Waspfish 

Category:

Scorpionfishes/Stonefishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Tetrarogidae (Family) > Ablabys (Genus) > taenianotus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Fiji, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Japan, Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

1 - 78 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimps, Fish (little fishes), Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton 

Tank:

65.99 gal (~ 300L)  

Difficulty:

Only for advanced aquarists 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Ablabys binotatus
  Schaukel-Stirnflosser
• 
  Ablabys macracanthus
  Schaukel-Stirnflosser
• 
  Ablabys taenianotus
  Kakadu-Schaukelfisch

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Ablabys slacksmithi
  Schaukelfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-21 09:50:31 

Last edit:

2024-03-15 16:48:01 

Toxicity

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