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Estuarine stonefish

Synanceia horrida
Ko faati e innde ndee: The specific name horrida means "dreadful" or "frightful" and refers to its appearance rather than its venomous spines.1
Ina waawi wardeWota a meemIna waawi warde maa so a safraaka. So gaaɗe mum tuƴii ma, heɓ ballal law.
Liƴƴi jogiiɗi tooke Gaaɗe tookeIna ñaama: Teew
Bone e yimɓe: Bone sanneIna waawi warde neɗɗo mo safraaka.

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

Ina wuuri e
Indo-Pacific region, from eastern India to Papua New Guinea, north to southern Japan and south to Australia1
Geec Enndo, Geec Pasifik, Geec Korayl, Geec Andaman, Geec Timor e Arafura, Gulf Bengal
Hello arano
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
Juuteendi
60 cm (2 ft)1
Yaawde ɓurnde
hedde 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Yoowde, miijo
Hol ko ngal ñaamata?
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
Goonga!Natal Estuarine stonefish
Estuarine stonefish. Natal: Dan Schofield. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

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 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 no mawniri?

Hol no juutiri?

Estuarine stonefish hedde 60 cm juutde (2 ft)Ullundu galle hedde 50 cm (1,6 ft)Rawaandu hedde 1 m (3,3 ft)
juutde no banaanaaji 3 sammondiraaɗiina waawi yoowde juuteendi pisin mawɗo (50 m) e segonde 90

Hol no Estuarine stonefish mawniri, so fooɗondiraama e AN?

Limgal tan e navigatoor maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee.

Hol no yaawiri?

moƴƴi anndude

Humpito

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

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

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Synanceia horrida
Fedde
Liƴƴi jogiiɗi tooke
Ɓesngu
Synanceiidae2
Ordre
Perciformes
Leyɗe mawɗe
Geec Enndo, Geec Pasifik, Geec Korayl, Geec Andaman, Geec Timor e Arafura, Gulf Bengal, Geece mawɗe
Bone e yimɓe
4 / 5: Bone sanne3

Ɗo humpito iwri

  1. Synanceia horrida (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Synanceia horrida (iNaturalist): inɗe e ceergal.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolno bone, mawnude heewnde e miijo yaawde ko amen. Yiy no men keɓirta ɗum: No men tolnirta bone.

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