Toxin Excreting and Venomous Stinging Fish and Invertebrate Profile

Fish and Invertebrates Star Ratings

Rating	Care Level	Description
	Easy	Adapts well to tank life and will eat just about any type of tank fed foods given it. Good for a BEGINNER.
	Moderately Easy	Adapts well to tank life, but may have some specialized food or care requirements. Good for an INTERMEDIATE aquarist.
	Difficult	Can be sensitive to changes in water conditions, usually does not fair well in captivity, and/or is hard to feed because of specialized diet requirements. Should only be kept by a WELL EXPERIENCED aquarist.
	Extremely Difficult	Should NOT be kept in captivity! If it is, it should ONLY be kept by an ADVANCED aquarist.

Toxin Excreting and Venomous Stinging Fish and Invertebrate Species Profiles Index

*Potentially dangerous to other marine life due to toxin excreting capabilities.
**Have toxic venomous stings that can be fatal to other marine life, as well as hazardous to humans!

Blue/Black Boxfish
* Ostracion meleagris
& Family Ostraciidae

Family Scorpaenidae
** Genus Pterois
Volitans & Other Relatives

Hawaiian Lionfish
** Pterois sphex

Leaf Scorpionfish
** Taenianotus triacanthus

Pufferfishes
* Family Tetraodontidae
Genus Arothron & Canthigaster
Various Ratings

Sea Cucumbers
* Class Holothuroidea
Families: Cucumariidae,
Holothuriidae, Stichopodidae,
& Synaptidae
Various Ratings

Scrambled Egg Sea Slug
* Phyllidia varicosa, and other
related Family Phyllidiidae
species profiled.
No Rating - Highly Toxic!