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Tassled scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
Ko fii innde ndee: The scientific name comes from the Greek words 'oxy', meaning sharp, and 'cephalus', meaning head, a reference to the fish's long snout.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 tasseled scorpionfish is a venomous marine fish that lives on rocky reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the largest species in its genus, and its mottled colours help it blend in with the reef. It hides during the day, so swimmers in shallow water can tread on it by accident.1

No hoɗi nder
Indo-Pacific: from the Red Sea to South Africa, east to New Guinea, south to Australia and north to Taiwan1
Geeci Enndo, Geeci Pasifik, Geeci Boɗeewi, Geeci Korayl, Geeci Andaman, Geeci Filipiin, Geeci Siin Sud, Geeci Timor e Arafura, Gulf Bengal
Hello arano
It lives on reef slopes at depths of about 1 to 35 metres. In shallow water, swimmers may accidentally tread on it.1
Juutugol
36 cm (1,2 ft)1
Yaawugol ɓurngol toowugol
wona 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Yoowugol, miijo tun
Ko honɗun ngal ñaamata?
It is a nocturnal ambush predator that feeds on fishes and crustaceans. It waits for prey to come close rather than chasing it.1
Goonga!Natal Tassled scorpionfish
Tassled scorpionfish. Natal: Diego Delso. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hono anndirtee ngal

  • Mottled, variable patterning of reddish-brown with white patches1
  • Often a darker triangular area under the eye that extends back over the cheek1
  • A very long snout, and in adults many tentacles forming a beard around the mouth1
  • Vibrant orange colours and markings in some individuals1
  • The largest species in the genus Scorpaenopsis1

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 are venomous, meaning they inject venom when they pierce the skin. Treading on one can cause painful injury.1

Hono musiiba mum heewiri e yimɓe?

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

The main risk is painful injury from the venomous spines when a swimmer treads on the fish in shallow water.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?

Tassled scorpionfish juuti wona 36 cm (1,2 ft)Banaana wona 18 cm (7,1 in)Ullundu suudu wona 50 cm (1,6 ft)
juuti no kaaɗe mahirɗe 11 e diisa gootono waawi yoowugol juutde pisin mawɗo (50 m) nder segonde 90

Hono Tassled 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

It is the largest species in the genus Scorpaenopsis.1

2

It is a solitary fish, living alone rather than in groups.1

3

Spear fishers sometimes catch it, and it is also taken as bycatch in trawl nets.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
Fedde
Liƴƴi tooke
Ɓesngu
Scorpaenidae2
Ordre
Perciformes
Leyɗe mawɗe
Geeci Enndo, Geeci Pasifik, Geeci Boɗeewi, Geeci Korayl, Geeci Andaman, Geeci Filipiin, Geeci Siin Sud, Geeci Timor e Arafura, Gulf Bengal, Oseyanuuji
Musiiba e yimɓe
3 / 5: Musiiba mawɗo3

Ɗo humpitooji ɗin iwri

  1. Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (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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