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False stonefish

Scorpaenopsis diabolus

Oor die naam: The specific name diabolus means 'devil' in Latin, probably a reference to the venomous spines on its back fin.1

Moet 'n dokter sienMoenie aanraak nieSelde dodelik, maar as sy stekels jou steek, gaan dokter toe.

Giftige visse

Giftige stekelsEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: ErnstigAs sy stekels jou steek, gaan dokter toe. Sterftes is baie skaars.

The false stonefish is a venomous fish that lives on the seabed in warm seas. It hides among rocks, coral and rubble, where it waits to ambush passing prey. It is worth knowing about because its back spines can give a painful sting.1

Leef in

Tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans and the Red Sea, from East Africa to Japan, Hawaii, Australia and New Caledonia1

Indiese Oseaan, Stille Oseaan, Rooi See, Koraalsee, Filippynse See, Andamansee, Timorsee & Arafurasee, Baai van Bengale

Tuis

It lives on the seabed among rubble, seaweed-covered rocks and rocks coated in coralline algae. It is found on reef flats, in lagoons and on the seaward side of reefs, at depths down to about 70 m.1

Lengte

30 cm (1 ft)1

Topspoed

omtrent 2 km/h (1,2 mph)

Swem, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It is an ambush predator. It waits on the seabed and feeds on passing prey such as invertebrates and small fish.1

Foto van False stonefish — False stonefish. Foto: jeyre. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Broad head with a wide mouth, a humped back and a tapering body1
Rough skin with low cone-shaped bumps, spines and tassels1
Mottled grey and white colouring with reddish-brown blotches, which blends in with stones and coral1
Twelve venomous spines in the dorsal (back) fin1
Inner sides of the broad pectoral (side) fins show orange, black and white blotches1

Word dikwels verwar met: It closely resembles the reef stonefish (Synanceia verrucosa), which is why the two are easily confused.1

Gifkrag

Giftige stekels

Skerp stekels dra die gif. Dit maak seer as jy daarop trap of dit gryp.

Wat doen sy gif as dit byt of steek?

Its venomous spines are in the dorsal fin on its back. They can inflict a painful wound when a person is pricked by them.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: ErnstigAs sy stekels jou steek, gaan dokter toe. Sterftes is baie skaars.

An 1829 account by the zoologists Cuvier and Valenciennes says the venom killed two local people in the Moluccas Islands of Indonesia, after what they described as frightful suffering. Local people there avoided the fish because they saw it as a bad omen.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

When disturbed by a possible predator, it flares its pectoral fins as a warning.1

As sy stekels jou steek

Sit die wond in warm water, so warm as wat die persoon kan verdra sonder om te brand (toets dit met jou eie hand), vir 30 tot 90 minute. Kry mediese hulp, veral vir klipvisse en pylsterte.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As sy stekels jou steek: bly kalm, bly stil, bel jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911) of kom vinnig by 'n hospitaal uit. Onthou hoe dit gelyk het, 'n foto help.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Dit gebruik sy gif om kos te vang of om homself te beskerm, en kruip baie eerder weg. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië Stille Oseaan Indiese Oseaan Rooi See Koraalsee Filippynse See Andamansee Timorsee & Arafurasee Baai van Bengale

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

so lank soos 9 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 90 sekondes swem

Hoe groot is False stonefish in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Tuinslak omtrent 0,05 km/h (0,03 mph)

False stonefish omtrent 2 km/h (1,2 mph)

'n Mens wat swem omtrent 3 km/h (1,9 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

When lit by blue or ultraviolet light, it glows red. This is called biofluorescence, and it may help the fish communicate with others of its kind and aid its camouflage.1

It has twelve venomous spines in its dorsal fin, and it is these spines that make it dangerous.1

Its wide mouth and camouflage let it wait for prey to pass close by before it strikes.1

It is sometimes partly covered with sediment, which helps it stay hidden on the seabed.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Groep: Giftige visse
Familie: Scorpaenidae2
Orde: Perciformes
Kontinente: Indiese Oseaan, Stille Oseaan, Rooi See, Koraalsee, Filippynse See, Andamansee, Timorsee & Arafurasee, Baai van Bengale, Die oseane
Gevaar vir mense: 3 / 5: Ernstig3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Scorpaenopsis diabolus (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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