Pterois lunulata Luna lion fish

Pterois lunulata is commonly referred to as Luna lion fish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. A aquarium size of at least 600 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

1870 

AphiaID:

218083 

Scientific:

Pterois lunulata 

German:

Japanischer Feuerfisch 

English:

Luna Lion Fish 

Category:

Pesci scorpione e pesci pietra 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Scorpaenidae (Family) > Pterois (Genus) > lunulata (Species) 

Initial determination:

Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Australia, Corea, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Mauritius, New Caledonia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam 

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:

132 - 172 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

9.84" - 13.78" (25cm - 35cm) 

Temperature:

5,7 °F - 71.6 °F (5,7°C - 22°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Fish (little fishes), Frozen Food (large sort), Predatory, Shrimps 

Tank:

131.99 gal (~ 600L)  

Difficulty:

Solo per acquariofili esperti 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Pterois andover
  Andover-Rotfeuerfisch
• 
  Pterois antennata
  Antennen-Feuerfisch
• Pterois brevipectoralis
• 
  Pterois lunulata
  Japanischer Feuerfisch
• 
  Pterois miles
  Rotfeuerfisch
• 
  Pterois mombasae
  Afrikanischer Feuerfisch, Mombasa Feuerfisch
• 
  Pterois radiata
  Strahlen-Rotfeuerfisch
• 
  Pterois russelii
  Russels Feuerfisch
• 
  Pterois sphex
  Hawaii-Feuerfisch
• 
  Pterois volitans
  Rotfeuerfisch

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Pterois cincta
  Rotmeer-Skorpionsfisch
• 
  Pterois n sp.
  Feuerfisch
• 
  Pterois paucispinula
  Skorpionsfisch, Rotfeuerfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2006-03-07 21:58:55 

Last edit:

2024-01-31 17:19:39 

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