Diodon nicthemerus Blow Up, Globe Fish, Porcupinefish, Slender-spined Porcupinefish, Southern Porcupinefish

Diodon nicthemerus is commonly referred to as Blow Up, Globe Fish, Porcupinefish, Slender-spined Porcupinefish, Southern Porcupinefish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Veldig vanskelig. A aquarium size of at least 2000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic.

Profile

lexID:

3847 

AphiaID:

275243 

Scientific:

Diodon nicthemerus 

German:

Igelfisch 

English:

Blow Up, Globe Fish, Porcupinefish, Slender-spined Porcupinefish, Southern Porcupinefish 

Category:

Pinnsvinfisk 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Diodontidae (Family) > Diodon (Genus) > nicthemerus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Cuvier, 1818 

Occurrence:

Australia, Bass Strait, Endemic species, Tasmania (Australia) 

Sea depth:

1 - 85 Meter 

Size:

5.91" - 15.75" (15cm - 40cm) 

Temperature:

57.2 °F - 26,7 °F (14°C - 26,7°C) 

Food:

Crustaceans, Food specialist, Shrimps 

Tank:

439.96 gal (~ 2000L)  

Difficulty:

Veldig vanskelig 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Diodon eydouxii
  Igelfisch
• 
  Diodon holocanthus
  Braunflecken-Igelfisch, Langstachel-Igelfish
• 
  Diodon hystrix
  Gepunkteter Igelfisch, Gewöhnlicher Igelfisch
• 
  Diodon liturosus
  Masken-Igelfisch
• 
  Diodon nicthemerus
  Igelfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2011-09-19 08:52:45 

Last edit:

2020-08-19 10:08:56 

Toxicity

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