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Estuarine stonefish

Synanceia horrida
Ne din ho asɛm: The specific name horrida means "dreadful" or "frightful" and refers to its appearance rather than its venomous spines.1
Ɛtumi kumMfa wo nsa nkaƐtumi kum wo sɛ wɔanhwɛ wo yareɛ a. Sɛ ne nsɔe hyɛ wo mu a, hwehwɛ mmoa ntɛm.
Apataa a wɔwɔ bɔre Nsɔe a bɔre womƆdi: Nam
Asiane ma nnipa: Asiane kɛseɛ womƐtumi kum onipa a wɔnhwɛ no yareɛ.

The estuarine stonefish is a fish that looks like a stone lying on the seabed. It lives in shallow reefs and estuaries across the Indo-Pacific, including northern Australia. It is considered one of the most dangerous venomous fish in the world, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Ɔte
Indo-Pacific region, from eastern India to Papua New Guinea, north to southern Japan and south to Australia1
India Po, Pacific Po, Coral Po, Andaman Po, Timor ne Arafura Po, Bengal Ɛpo Ano
Fie
Found on sheltered inshore reefs and in estuaries, usually in the shallowest water among coral rubble and rocks on reef flats, and in seagrass beds. It can survive out of the water for up to 24 hours.1
Tenten
60 cm (2 ft)1
Ntɛm a ɛsen biara
bɛyɛ 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Aguare, susuo kɛkɛ
Ɛdi deɛn?
It is a nocturnal ambush predator that eats smaller fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods. It waits until prey swims close enough, then sucks it in through its large mouth.1
Ampa!Estuarine stonefish mfonini
Estuarine stonefish. Mfonini: Dan Schofield. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Sɛdeɛ wobɛhunu no

  • Drab brownish-grey, reddish or greenish-brown colour1
  • Skin has no scales and is covered in warts, often with filamentous algae growing on it1
  • Head is flattened, with small eyes set high and pointing upwards, and a deep pit behind and under each eye1
  • Large, almost vertical mouth with fringing cirri on the lips1
  • Camouflaged to look like a stone resting on the bottom; it has no bright warning colours1
  • Grows to a maximum of 60 cm1

Bɔre ahoɔden

Nsɔe a bɔre wom

Nsɔe a ano yɛ nnam na ɛkura bɔre no. Sɛ wotiatia so anaa wosɔ mu a, ɛyɛ yaw.

Ne bɔre yɛ dɛn?

Each fin spine has two venom-producing glands. The venom affects the cardiovascular and neuromuscular systems. The sting is extremely painful and has been known to be lethal.1

Ne asiane ma nnipa te sɛn?

Asiane ma nnipa: Asiane kɛseɛ womƐtumi kum onipa a wɔnhwɛ no yareɛ.

It is considered one of the most dangerous venomous fishes. Stings are extremely painful and have been known to be fatal. Since European settlement, there have been no recorded deaths in Australia from stonefish venom, but deaths have been recorded elsewhere in its range.1

Asɛmpa: dɔkotafoɔ wɔ aduro (antivenom) anaa ayaresa ma yei.1

Ɛyɛ dɛn bere a ehu aka no?

When disturbed, it erects its venomous spines, which inject venom if the fish is stepped on.1

Sɛ ne nsɔe hyɛ wo mu a

  • Antivenom can be given after envenomation. Immersing the sting wound in hot water can be used to denature the venom.1
  • Fa kuro no hyɛ nsuo hyew mu, ɛnyɛ hyew sene deɛ onipa no betumi agyina a ɛnhye no (fa wo ankasa wo nsa sɔ hwɛ), simma 30 kɔsi 90. Hwehwɛ dɔkota mmoa, titiriw ma stonefish ne stingray.

Di kan frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911). Yei yɛ mmoa a ɛdi kan ho akwankyerɛ, ɛnyɛ dɔkota afotuo. Mmoa a ɛdi kan ho nsɛm titiriw

Hwɛ wo ho so

  • Mfa wo nsa nka wiram aboa biara, nkyere no na mfa no nni agorɔ, sɛ ɔyɛ ketewa mpo, na sɛ ɛte sɛ ɔrededa anaa wawu mpo a.
  • Ma no kwan. Sɛ wohyia baako a, ma wo bo nnwo, san w'akyi brɛoo na ma ɔnkɔ ne kwan.
  • Sɛ ne nsɔe hyɛ wo mu a: ma wo bo nnwo, tena dinn, frɛ wo ahohiahia nɔma (112, 000, 911) anaa kɔ ayaresabea ntɛm. Kae sɛdeɛ na ɛte, mfonini bɛboa.

Ɛnhwehwɛ wo sɛ ɛbɛpira wo. Ɛde ne bɔre kyere aduane anaa ɛbɔ ne ho ban, na ɛpɛ sɛ ɛhinta sene biribiara. Nsɛm pii fa ahobammɔ ho

Ne kɛseɛ te sɛn?

Ne tenten te sɛn?

Estuarine stonefish ne tenten bɛyɛ 60 cm (2 ft)Fie agyinamoa bɛyɛ 50 cm (1,6 ft)Ɔkraman bɛyɛ 1 m (3,3 ft)
ne tenten te sɛ kwadu 3 a wɔde to ntoatoasoɔ muɛbɛtumi aguare aguare tare kɛseɛ tenten (50 m) wɔ anibu 90 mu

Estuarine stonefish kɛseɛ te sɛn sɛ wode toto WO ho a?

Akontabuo kɛkɛ wɔ wo browser mu. Wɔnkora hwee, na wɔmfa hwee nkɔ baabiara.

Ne ntɛm te sɛn?

ɛho hia sɛ wohunu

Nsɛm

1

It can tolerate being out of the water for up to 24 hours.1

2

It scoops out a shallow hollow in the seabed with its large pectoral fins and curls its tail around its body to hide.1

3

It is camouflaged to look like a stone, unlike many venomous animals that use bright warning colours.1

4

Females are larger than males.1

Atosɛm sɛefoɔ

Atosɛm: The species name horrida refers to its dangerous spines.

Nokorɛ: The name means "dreadful" or "frightful" and alludes to its appearance, not its venomous spines.1

Ma bɔre ho animdefoɔ

Nyansahu din
Synanceia horrida
Kuo
Apataa a wɔwɔ bɔre
Abusua
Synanceiidae2
Nhyehyɛeɛ (Order)
Perciformes
Asaase akɛseɛ
India Po, Pacific Po, Coral Po, Andaman Po, Timor ne Arafura Po, Bengal Ɛpo Ano, Po akɛseɛ
Asiane ma nnipa
4 / 5: Asiane kɛseɛ wom3

Baabi a nsɛm no fi

  1. Synanceia horrida (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Synanceia horrida (iNaturalist): din ne nkyekyɛmu.
  3. Venom Wiki: asiane gyinabea, kɛseɛ a ɛtaa yɛ ne ntɛm susuo no yɛ yɛn ankasa deɛ. Hwɛ sɛdeɛ yɛbu no: Sɛdeɛ yɛkyerɛ asiane gyinabea.

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