Paracentropogon rubripinnis Wispy Waspfish

Paracentropogon rubripinnis is commonly referred to as Wispy Waspfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Alleen voor gevorderden. A aquarium size of at least 400 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:

2391 

AphiaID:

277237 

Scientific:

Paracentropogon rubripinnis 

German:

Kleiner Schaukelfisch 

English:

Wispy Waspfish 

Category:

 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Tetrarogidae (Family) > Paracentropogon (Genus) > rubripinnis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Temminck & Schlegel, ), 1843 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, China, Corea, Indo Pacific, Japan, Philippines, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

- 5 Meter 

Size:

up to 3.54" (9 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Food specialist, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Schrimps 

Tank:

87.99 gal (~ 400L)  

Difficulty:

Alleen voor gevorderden 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Paracentropogon longispinis
  Langstrahlen-Stirnflosser
• 
  Paracentropogon rubripinnis
  Kleiner Schaukelfisch
• Paracentropogon vespa
• 
  Paracentropogon zonatus
  Stirnflosser

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Paracentropogon sp.
  Schaukelfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2007-11-04 10:43:02 

Last edit:

2022-03-18 21:40:00 

Toxicity

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