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 anndirte ngal
- 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
Gaaɗe ceeɓɗe ina ndondii tooke. Yaabde e mum walla nanngude ɗum ina muusi.
Hol ko tooke ŋatgol mum 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 bone mum heewiri e yimɓe?
Bone e yimɓe: Bone sanneIna waawi warde neɗɗo mo safraaka.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
Kabaaru moƴƴo: doktooruuji ina njogii lekki (sérum antivenimeux) walla safaara ngam ɗum.1
Hol ko ngal waɗata so ina hula?
When disturbed, it erects its venomous spines, which inject venom if the fish is stepped on.1
So gaaɗe mum tuƴii ma
- Antivenom can be given after envenomation. Immersing the sting wound in hot water can be used to denature the venom.1
- Naatnu gaañande nden e ndiyam guleeɗam, guleeɗam no neɗɗo oo waawi muññude tawa sumaani (ƴeewr ɗum e jungo maa), hojomaaji 30 haa 90. Heɓ ballal cafrol, ɓuri noon ngam liƴƴi kaaƴe e liƴƴi raay.
Adii fof noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wonaa saaraangal doktoor. Ko adii e ballal adiingal
Reen hoore maa
- Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a ñiŋŋu kullal ladde haa abada, hay so ngal ina famɗi, hay so ina nanndi e ɗaaniingal walla maayngal.
- Accu ngal nokku. So a fotti e ngal, deƴƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
- So gaaɗe mum tuƴii ma: deƴƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911) walla yahu opitaal law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal ina walla.
Ngal faalaaka gaañde ma. Ina huutoroo tooke mum ngam nanngude ñaamdu walla reenaade, ina ɓuri yiɗde suuɗaade. Ɓeydu anndude no reentortoo
Hol to e aduna?
Hol no mawniri?
Hol no juutiri?
juutde no banaanaaji 3 sammondiraaɗi
ina waawi yoowde juuteendi pisin mawɗo (50 m) e segonde 90Hol no Estuarine stonefish mawniri, so fooɗondiraama e AN?
Limgal tan e navigatoor maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee.
Hol no yaawiri?
Humpito
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 fenaande
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 humpito iwri
- Synanceia horrida (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Synanceia horrida (iNaturalist): inɗe e ceergal.
- Venom Wiki: tolno bone, mawnude heewnde e miijo yaawde ko amen. Yiy no men keɓirta ɗum: No men tolnirta bone.
Kala humpito e ngoo hello ina jogii limoore hollirnde iwdi mum. So men juumii, yaafo, men ko yiɗɓe kulle, wonaa jaaynde ganndal. Wiy men e [email protected], men feewnita.
Gaaɗe tooke

