Scorpaenopsis diabolus Devil Scorpionfish, False Scorpionfish, False Stonefish

Scorpaenopsis diabolus is commonly referred to as Devil Scorpionfish, False Scorpionfish, False Stonefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Normaal. A aquarium size of at least 400 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

1227 

AphiaID:

218110 

Scientific:

Scorpaenopsis diabolus 

German:

Buckel-Scorpionfisch 

English:

Devil Scorpionfish, False Scorpionfish, False Stonefish 

Category:

Schorpioenvissen/Steenvissen 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Scorpaenopsis (Genus) > diabolus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Cuvier, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, American Samoa, Arafura Sea, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Cambodia, Caroline Island, Christmas Islands, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Corea, East Africa, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Galapagos Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, Indonesia, Japan, Johnston Atoll, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Territory (Australia), Oceania, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, Tasman Sea, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Indian 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 - 70 Meter 

Habitats:

Coralline algae reef, Lagoons, Rubble floors, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 11.81" (30 cm) 

Temperature:

76.28 °F - 84.2 °F (24.6°C - 29°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Schrimps 

Tank:

87.99 gal (~ 400L)  

Difficulty:

Normaal 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Scorpaenopsis altirostris
• 
  Scorpaenopsis barbata
  Bärtiger Drachenkopf
• Scorpaenopsis brevifrons
• Scorpaenopsis cacopsis
• 
  Scorpaenopsis cirrosa
  Verzierter Drachenkopf
• Scorpaenopsis cotticeps
• Scorpaenopsis crenulata
• 
  Scorpaenopsis diabolus
  Buckel-Scorpionfisch
• Scorpaenopsis eschmeyeri
• Scorpaenopsis furneauxi
• 
  Scorpaenopsis gibbosa
  Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaenopsis gilchristi
• Scorpaenopsis insperatus
• 
  Scorpaenopsis lactomaculata
  Drachenkopf
• Scorpaenopsis longispina
• 
  Scorpaenopsis macrochir
  Flasher-Drachenkopf, Buckel-Drachenkopf, Glotzaugen-Drachenkopf,
• 
  Scorpaenopsis neglecta
  Skorpionsfisch
• Scorpaenopsis obtusa
• Scorpaenopsis orientalis
• Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
• 
  Scorpaenopsis papuensis
  Papua-Drachenkopf
• Scorpaenopsis pluralis
• 
  Scorpaenopsis possi
  Poss's Skorpionsfisch, Kronen-Drachenkopf
• Scorpaenopsis pusilla
• Scorpaenopsis ramaraoi
• Scorpaenopsis rubrimarginata
• 
  Scorpaenopsis venosa
  Fetzen-Drachenkopf
• 
  Scorpaenopsis vittapinna
  Skorpionsfisch
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus
  Fransen-Drachenkopf; Bärtiger Drachenkopf

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2005-01-04 21:44:59 

Last edit:

2025-07-21 17:47:10 

Toxicity

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