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Natal California scorpionfish
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California scorpionfish

Scorpaena guttata
Ko fii innde ndee: Its scientific name, guttata, means "spotted", after the many dark spots on its head, body and fins.1
No sokli doktoroWota a meemSeeɗa tun no wara, kono si gaaɗe mum tuƴii ma, yahu ka doktoro.
Liƴƴi tooke Gaaɗe tookeNo ñaama: Teewu
Musiiba e yimɓe: Musiiba mawɗoSi gaaɗe mum tuƴii ma, yahu ka doktoro. Maayde no famɗi sanne.

The California scorpionfish is a spiny fish that lives on the ocean floor along the Pacific coast of California and Baja California. It stays still among rocks and in caves, where its spotted colours help it blend in. Its spines carry venom, so it is one to leave alone.1

No hoɗi nder
Eastern Pacific Ocean: from Santa Cruz, California, south along Baja California, and in the Gulf of California1
Geeci Pasifik, Gulf Kaliforni
Hello arano
It lives on rocky bottoms just offshore or in bays, and it also uses underwater caves. It is usually found in water up to about 30 metres deep, though it can go down to 183 metres. People most often meet it when fishing, when it is pulled from the hook.1
Juutugol
43 cm haa 47 cm (1,4 ft haa 1,5 ft)1
Yaawugol ɓurngol toowugol
wona 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Yoowugol, miijo tun
Ko honɗun ngal ñaamata?
It eats other fish, crustaceans, octopuses and squid. Juvenile crabs are its favourite prey, especially in autumn and winter.1
Goonga!Natal California scorpionfish
California scorpionfish. Natal: nmoorhatch. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Hono anndirtee ngal

  • Reddish brown body with many brown and black spots1
  • Especially many dark spots on the fins1
  • Spiny head1
  • Reaches up to about 43 to 47 cm long1
  • Lies on the ocean floor for most of its time, as it has no swim bladder1

Doole tooke ŋatgol

Gaaɗe tooke

Gaaɗe ceeɓɗe no njogii tooke. Yaabugol e mum walla nanngugol ɗum no muusi.

Ko honɗun tooke mum waɗata (ŋatgol walla jukkugol)?

Its spines contain venom-producing glands. The venom is cardiotoxic, meaning it affects the heart; in laboratory studies it caused changes in blood pressure and heart rhythm. A spine prick can cause severe, throbbing pain, swelling, numbness and discolouration of the finger, with pain spreading up the arm. Nausea, faintness and pale, clammy skin can also occur.1

Hono musiiba mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Musiiba e yimɓe: Musiiba mawɗoSi gaaɗe mum tuƴii ma, yahu ka doktoro. Maayde no famɗi sanne.

It has been responsible for many human injuries and has been called one of the most noxious marine animals in California waters. Fishermen are most often affected when removing the fish from a hook. The effects can feel much like a rattlesnake bite, and one victim developed pericarditis, an inflammation of the lining around the heart. In one reported case, the victim recovered in about two weeks.1

Ko honɗun ngal waɗata si ngal hulii?

When pulled from the water, it flares the spines on its fins and gill covers, which makes it difficult to handle.1

Si gaaɗe mum tuƴii ma

  • Waɗ gaañande nden nder ndiyam guleeɗam, guleeɗam no neɗɗo on waawi muñugol tawa sumaani (ƴeewto e jungo maa hoore), miniti 30 haa 90. Heɓu ballal doktoro, ɓuri noon fii liƴƴi kaaƴe e raayi.

Adii fow noddu nimero ballal (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wanaa saaraangal doktoro. Ko adii nder ballal adiingal

Reen hoore maa

  • Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a jalnu kullal ladde haa abada, hay si ko tokooso, hay si no yi'ee no ɗaanii walla maayii.
  • Accu ngal nokku. Si a fotti e ngal, deeƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
  • Si gaaɗe mum tuƴii ma: deeƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero ballal (112, 000, 911) walla yahu lopitaan law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal no walla.

Ngal faalaaka gaañugol ma. Ngal no huutora tooke mum ngam nanngugol ñaamdu walla reenugol hoore mum, ngal ɓuri yiɗugol suuɗaade. Ko ɓeydi fii reenugol hoore maa

Hono mawniri?

Hono juutiri?

California scorpionfish juuti wona 47 cm (1,5 ft)Banaana wona 18 cm (7,1 in)Ullundu suudu wona 50 cm (1,6 ft)
juuti no banaanaaji 2,5 jokkondirɗijuuti no kaaɗe mahirɗe 15 e diisa gootono waawi yoowugol juutde pisin mawɗo (50 m) nder segonde 90

Hono California scorpionfish mawniri, si fooɗondiraama e AN?

Ko limoore tun nder navigateur maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee ka nokku woo.

Hono yaawiri?

moƴƴi anndugol

Humpito

1

Its venom is produced in grooves along each spine, and the spine is covered by a thin membrane that is pushed back as it enters the skin, helping to inject the venom.1

2

It has no swim bladder, which is why it spends most of its time resting on the ocean floor.1

3

Some individuals have travelled up to 200 km in mark and recapture studies. One fish moved from near Santa Cruz Island to Long Beach over about 14 months.1

4

The California two-spot octopus preys on it, and the fish will also eat small octopuses of the same kind.1

5

Its maximum recorded lifespan is 21 years.1

6

Despite its danger, it is considered a very good food fish once the spines have been avoided, and it is sought after by some Asian communities in Southern California.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Scorpaena guttata
Fedde
Liƴƴi tooke
Ɓesngu
Scorpaenidae2
Ordre
Perciformes
Leyɗe mawɗe
Geeci Pasifik, Gulf Kaliforni, Oseyanuuji
Ɓiɓɓe tokosɓe
It lays eggs inside a floating, elastic, gelatinous mass about 25 cm long. Each egg is just over 1 mm long, and the mass turns cloudy white as it drifts at the surface.1
Duuɓi nguurndam
wona duuɓi 211
Musiiba e yimɓe
3 / 5: Musiiba mawɗo3

Ɗo humpitooji ɗin iwri

  1. Scorpaena guttata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scorpaena guttata (iNaturalist): inɗe e ŋoordingol (classification).
  3. Venom Wiki: tolno musiiba, mawnugol aadaajo e miijo yaawugol ko amen. Ndaar no min ƴeewtirta ɗum: Hono min tolnirta musiiba.

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