Estuarine stonefish
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

No anndirto nde
- 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
Doole tooke
Gi'e ceeɓɗe ina njogii tooke. Yaabude nde walla nanngude nde ina muusa.
Hol ko tooke mum (ŋatol walla fiɗol) waɗata?
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
Hol no nde woni bone e yimɓe?
Bone e yimɓe: Bone sanneIna waawi warde neɗɗo mo heɓaali safaara.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
Kabaru moƴƴo: doktaaɓe ina njogii lekki (antivenom) walla safaara ngam ɗum.1
Hol ko nde waɗata si nde hulii?
When disturbed, it erects its venomous spines, which inject venom if the fish is stepped on.1
Si gi'e mum naatii e ɓanndu maa
- Antivenom can be given after envenomation. Immersing the sting wound in hot water can be used to denature the venom.1
- Naatnu barme e ndiyam wulɗam, wulɗam no neɗɗo oo waawi muñde tawa sumataa (ƴeewu ɗam e junngo maa), hakkunde minti 30 e minti 90. Heɓu ballal doktaa, haa teeŋti e stonefish e stingray.
Sahaa fof, noddu lamba ballal yaawngal (112, 000, 911) ko adii. Ɗum ko ballal arano kuuɓal, wonaa wasiyya doktaa. Aslu ballal arano
Reen hoore maa
- Taa memu, taa nanngu, taa aaɓnu dabbaare ladde abada, hay pamaro, hay si ina wayi no ɗaanii walla maayii.
- Accu nde nokku. Si a fottii e gooto, deeƴu, ruttu caggal seeɗa seeɗa, accu nde yaha laawol mum.
- Si gi'e mum naatii e ɓanndu maa: deeƴu, taa dillu, noddu lamba ballal yaawngal (112, 000, 911) walla yah asibiti law. Siftor no nde wayri, foto ina walla.
Nde ɗaɓɓaaki ma. Nde huutora tooke mum ngam nanngude ñaamdu walla reende hoore mum, nde ɓuri yiɗde suuɗaade. Ɓeydu anndude no reentorto
Hol to e aduna?
Hol no nde mawni?
Hol no nde juuti?
juuti no ayaba 3 jokkondiraaɗi
ina waawi lumbaade njuuteendi pisin mawɗo (50 m) nder sakan 90Hol no Estuarine stonefish mawni, fottindaade e AAN?
Hiisa tan nder browser maa. Alaa ko mooftetee walla ko neletee.
Hol no nde yaawi?
Anndal
It can tolerate being out of the water for up to 24 hours.1
It scoops out a shallow hollow in the seabed with its large pectoral fins and curls its tail around its body to hide.1
It is camouflaged to look like a stone, unlike many venomous animals that use bright warning colours.1
Females are larger than males.1
Feññinoowo goonga
Fenaande: The species name horrida refers to its dangerous spines.
Goonga: The name means "dreadful" or "frightful" and alludes to its appearance, not its venomous spines.1
Ɗo anndal iwi
- Synanceia horrida (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Synanceia horrida (iNaturalist): inɗe e tolnugol.
- Venom Wiki: darja bone, mawnude woowaaɗo e miijo yaawre ko amen. Ndaar no min hiisirta ɗum: No min betiri bone.
Kala anndal e ngoo hello ina jogii limre hollirnde iwdi mum. Si min juumii, accu min, min yiɗɓe dabbaaji, wonaa jaridaa ganndal. Wiy min e [email protected] min feewnitay.
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