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Fu Manchu lionfish

Dendrochirus biocellatus

Oor die naam: The scientific name biocellatus means 'two spots', after the two eye-like spots on its dorsal fin. The common name 'Fu Manchu' comes from the long tentacles on its upper jaw, which look like the moustache of the fictional character.1

Maak net seerMoenie aanraak nieDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

Giftige visse

Giftige stekelsEet: Vleis

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The Fu Manchu lionfish is a small, reddish-brown reef fish with two large dark spots on its back fin that look like eyes. It lives in warm, clear tropical seas across the Indo-West Pacific, mostly among coral. Its spines carry venom, so it is one to admire from a distance.1

Leef in

Tropical Indo-West Pacific, from the Mascarene Islands, Maldives and Sri Lanka east to the Mariana and Tuamotu Islands, north to southern Japan and south to New Caledonia and Tonga1

Stille Oseaan, Indiese Oseaan, Koraalsee, Filippynse See

Tuis

It shelters in caves and under ledges during the day, and lives on coral reefs with clear water at depths of 1 to 40 m. It is found in Australian waters at Scott Reef, Ashmore and Hibernia reefs, and Christmas Island.1

Lengte

13 cm (5,1 in)1

Topspoed

omtrent 4 km/h (2,5 mph)

Swem, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It eats small fish and small crustaceans, such as shrimp. It hunts by stalking prey along the bottom or around reef structures, then makes a rapid lunge and swallows the prey whole.1

Foto van Fu Manchu lionfish — Fu Manchu lionfish. Foto: Roger Rittmaster. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Overall colour is reddish-brown.1
Usually has 2, sometimes 3, large black eye-like spots on the soft-rayed part of the back fin.1
Has 3 pink to yellowish bars across its flanks.1
Pectoral (side) fins are banded with pale and brown.1
Long tentacles on the upper jaw, more than twice the width of the eye.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?

The fin spines are venomous, so a puncture from one injects venom.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

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 Koraalsee Filippynse See

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

so lank soos 4 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 45 sekondes swem

Hoe groot is Fu Manchu lionfish in vergelyking met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig is dit?

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

Fu Manchu lionfish omtrent 4 km/h (2,5 mph)

'n Olimpiese swemmer omtrent 8 km/h (5 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Before feeding, it snaps its back fin spines and shakes its head from side to side as it approaches prey. This may distract the prey or possibly attract it.1

It may also use the fleshy tentacles on its upper jaw to lure prey within striking distance.1

It moves towards prey by 'hopping' on its pelvic fins or by waving its tail fin, until it is about half its body length away.1

It appears occasionally in the aquarium trade, where it is moderately difficult to keep and not suited to beginners.1

Mite-breker

Mite: It belongs to the genus Dendrochirus.

Waarheid: Before 2023 it was classed in Dendrochirus, but it is now understood not to be particularly closely related to that genus.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Dendrochirus biocellatus
Groep: Giftige visse
Familie: Scorpaenidae2
Orde: Perciformes
Kontinente: Stille Oseaan, Indiese Oseaan, Koraalsee, Filippynse See, Die oseane
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Nemapterois biocellatus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Dendrochirus biocellatus (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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