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Rabbit fish

Chimaera monstrosa

Oor die naam: The nickname 'rabbit fish' comes from its large head, which looks rabbit-like with its big eyes, nostrils and tooth plates.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 rabbit fish is a deep-sea fish with a big head and a long, tapering body. It lives in the north-east Atlantic and the Mediterranean, mostly on muddy seabeds far below the surface. Its spiny back fin can sting, so it is worth knowing what it looks like.1

Leef in

North-east Atlantic and Mediterranean, from Morocco north to Norway and Iceland1

Atlantiese Oseaan, Middellandse See, Noordsee

Tuis

It lives in deep water on the continental slope, usually between 50 and 1,000 metres down, and is most common at 300 to 500 metres. It prefers seabeds of mud or soft material. In summer, adults move closer to shore, to depths as shallow as 100 metres, to lay eggs.1

Lengte

1,5 m (4,9 ft)1

Gewig

2,5 kg (5,5 lb)1

Topspoed

omtrent 13 km/h (8,1 mph)

Swem, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It is a bottom-feeder that eats invertebrates such as crabs, molluscs, octopuses, sea-worms and sea urchins. Smaller fish mainly eat amphipods, while larger fish mostly eat decapods (crustaceans like crabs and shrimps).1

Foto van Rabbit fish — Rabbit fish. Foto: Viktor V. Grøtan. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Large head with a short snout and an overhanging mouth1
Tapering body ending in a whip-like tail1
Tall, triangular top fin, with its spine running past the tip of the fin1
Silver-green colour with brown spots and white stripes on the head1

Word dikwels verwar met: Its close relatives have an anal fin that joins the tail fin. In the rabbit fish, the anal fin is clearly separated from its lancet-shaped tail fin.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 spine on its top fin is mildly poisonous. Its sting is painful.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

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

The spine can cause painful stings.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 Atlantiese Oseaan Middellandse See Noordsee

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 21 piesangs

so lank soos 3 huiskatte neus tot stertso lank soos 8 piesangs punt aan puntomtrent so swaar soos 'n huiskatkan die lengte van 'n groot swembad (50 m) in 14 sekondes swem

Hoe groot is Rabbit fish in vergelyking met JOU?

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

Hoe vinnig is dit?

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

Rabbit fish omtrent 13 km/h (8,1 mph)

'n Dolfyn op volspoed omtrent 35 km/h (22 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Males have a club-shaped structure with sharp points on the top of the head, which they use to grip the female's fin during mating.1

Despite its odd look, it shares features with sharks, which are its distant relatives.1

It grows slowly and lives a long time. Males can live to about 30 years and females to about 26.1

Males and females live at different depths, and females live deeper for most of the year.1

Its liver oil is rich in fats, so it has been used to make dietary supplements.1

Its diet changes as it grows, from small crustaceans called amphipods to larger crabs and shrimps.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Chimaera monstrosa
Groep: Giftige visse
Familie: Chimaeridae2
Orde: Chimaeriformes
Kontinente: Atlantiese Oseaan, Middellandse See, Noordsee, Die oseane
Babas: It lays eggs, and the young hatch from them after 9 to 12 months.1
Lewensduur: omtrent 30 jaar1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Vulnerable1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Rabbit fish (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Chimaera monstrosa (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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