Tetrosomus gibbosus Humpback turretfish

Tetrosomus gibbosus is commonly referred to as Humpback turretfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Alleen voor gevorderden. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

Profile

lexID:

283 

AphiaID:

219915 

Scientific:

Tetrosomus gibbosus 

German:

Pyramiden-Kofferfisch 

English:

Humpback Turretfish 

Category:

Koffervis 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Ostraciidae (Family) > Tetrosomus (Genus) > gibbosus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Suez-Kanal, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Kuwait, (the) Maldives, Africa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arabian Sea, Australia, Bahrain, China, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), East Africa, Egypt, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Aqaba / Gulf of Eliat, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lessepsian migrant, Lombok, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Quatar, Queensland (Australia), Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, South-Africa, Sumatra, Syrian Arab Republic, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, the Mediterranean Sea, the Seychelles, Timor Sea, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

37 - 110 Meter 

Size:

11.02" - 11.81" (28cm - 30cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Brine Shrimp Nauplii, Brine Shrimps, Cyclops, Invertebrates, Lobster eggs, Mosquito larvae, Mysis, Schrimps, Shrimps, Sludge worm , Worms 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Alleen voor gevorderden 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Has a poison harmful to health 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Tetrosomus concatenatus
• 
  Tetrosomus gibbosus
  Pyramiden-Kofferfisch
• 
  Tetrosomus reipublicae
  Kugelfisch
• Tetrosomus stellifer

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-28 18:34:23 

Last edit:

2022-10-15 17:15:51 

Toxicity

This is a general hint!
Tetrosomus gibbosus 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 Tetrosomus gibbosus in their aquarium to get a better picture about the possible danger. However, please be careful when using Tetrosomus gibbosus. 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:
[overview_and_url_DE]
Overview Europe: European Association of Poisons Centres and Clinical Toxicologists

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