Ablabys binotatus Redskinfish

Ablabys binotatus is commonly referred to as Redskinfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

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lexID:

2252 

AphiaID:

221448 

Scientific:

Ablabys binotatus 

German:

Schaukel-Stirnflosser 

English:

Redskinfish 

Category:

 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Peters, ), 1855 

Occurrence:

(the) Maldives, East Africa, India, Indian Ocean, Mozambique, South-Africa, Tansania, the Seychelles, Western Indian Ocean 

Sea depth:

- 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 5.91" (15 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Food specialist 

Tank:

109.99 gal (~ 500L)  

Difficulty:

Solo per acquariofili esperti 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Data deficient (DD) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2007-05-28 17:11:09 

Last edit:

2025-11-10 13:06:17 

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