Neovespicula depressifrons Leaf goblinfish, Dusky Panther Goby

Neovespicula depressifrons is commonly referred to as Leaf goblinfish, Dusky Panther Goby. Difficulty in the aquarium: Veldig vanskelig. Toxicity: Has a poison harmful to health.

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lexID:: 16847
AphiaID:: 281731

Scientific:: Neovespicula depressifrons
German:: Blatt-Goblinfisch, Wespenfisch
English:: Leaf Goblinfish, Dusky Panther Goby

Category:: Øvrig fisk

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Tetrarogidae (Family) > Neovespicula (Genus) > depressifrons (Species)
Initial determination:: (Richardson, ), 1848

Occurrence:: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bali, Indonesia, Java, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra
Marine Zone:: Intertidal (Eulittoral), intertidal zone between the high and low tide lines characterized by the alternation of low and high tide down to 15 meters
Sea depth:: Meter
Habitats:: Brackish water, Estuaries (river mouths), Freshwater, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 3.94" (10. cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 29,9 °F (22°C - 29,9°C)
Food:: Amphipods, Bivalve larva, Brine Shrimps, Copepods, Daphnia salina, Frozen food (small sorts), Invertebrates, Living Food, Mysis, Predatory, Small Sharks, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Veldig vanskelig
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Has a poison harmful to health

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Neovespicula depressifrons
Blatt-Goblinfisch, Wespenfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2024-10-13 17:09:42
Last edit:: 2024-10-27 22:16:18

Toxicity

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

Info

Neovespicula depressifrons is kept in aquariums and easy to care for.
Newly added fish should be encouraged to eat with live food at the beginning, and later, appropriately sized frozen food can be offered.

Caution: When adding and possibly moving, be sure to use a thicker glove to avoid being stung; the venom stingers are located on the fin rays.
Stings can be very painful, but the sting is not dangerous for healthy owners.
If you are stung, the affected part of the body, usually the hand or arm, should be held in as hot water as possible so that the proteins of the venom denature due to the heat.

Adult fish live in the sea, while young fish live in the fresh water of rivers. Later, they migrate to brackish water and the sea.
Specialist retailers state that Neovespicula depressifrons cannot be kept permanently in fresh water; a salt content of 3 grams per liter is recommended.

Synonyms:
Apistes depressifrons Richardson, 1848 · unaccepted
Vespicula depressiforms (Richardson, 1848) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Vespicula depressifrons (Richardson, 1848) · unaccepted

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Morphology character and length-weight relationship of Goblinfish (Neovespicula depressifrons) Tetraogidae in Percut Sei Tuan Coastal, North Sumatera, Indonesia (en). Abgerufen am 13.10.2024.

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