Saltwater
False stonefish
Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Scorpaenidae, Scorpaeninae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 30 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 648 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, Cambodia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Comoros, Cook Islands, Djibouti, and 41 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Relatively an uncommon inhabitant of rubble or weedy coralline-rock bottoms of reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs. Benthic. Feeds on fishes. Flashes its inner pectoral fins when disturbed. Can inflict a painful injury with its venomous dorsal sting. Often partly buried. Solitary or in pairs (Ref 90102).
Other names
Other scientific names
- Scorpaena diabolis
- Scorpaena diabolus
- Scorpaenopsis catocala
- Scorpaenopsis diabola
- Scorpaenopsis diabolis
- Scorpaenopsis gibbosa
In other languages
- Falsk stenfisk
- Devil Scorpionfish, False scorpionfish, Stonefish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
Fin rot and columnaris4 min read
Bacteria that attack the fins, mouth and skin, nearly always after poor water. When water changes are enough, and when more is needed.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.