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Reef stonefish

Synanceia verrucosa
Ko faati e innde ndee: The scientific name verrucosa means "covered with verrucas or warts", which refers to the warty growths all over its body.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 reef stonefish is a fish that hides on coral reefs and looks like a rock or piece of coral. It is the most venomous fish in the world, and its venom can kill people. It lives in shallow warm seas across the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific.1

Ina wuuri e
Red Sea, coastal East Africa, Indian Ocean and western Pacific to French Polynesia, southern Japan and Taiwan. Also found in the far eastern Mediterranean.1
Geec Pasifik, Geec Enndo, Geec Boɗeejo, Geec Andaman, Geec Siin Worgo, Geec Filipiin, Geec Korayl, Geec Arabi e Gulf Persik, Geec Timor e Arafura, Gulf Bengal
Hello arano
It lives in shallow tropical waters, in coral reefs. It settles on and around rocks and plants, or rests on the seabed. Its spines have been known to pierce boot soles.1
Juuteendi
40 cm (1,3 ft)1
Yaawde ɓurnde
hedde 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Yoowde, miijo
Hol ko ngal ñaamata?
It eats mostly small fish, shrimp and other crustaceans. It sits motionless on the reef floor and waits for prey to swim past, then engulfs it at great speed. Some have struck prey in 0.015 seconds.1
Goonga!Natal Reef stonefish
Reef stonefish. Natal: Ewout Knoester. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

No anndirte ngal

  • Usually brown or grey, sometimes with patches of yellow, orange or red.1
  • Rough, tough skin covered in warts, with no scales.1
  • Wide, flattened head with small eyes that point upwards.1
  • Back fin with 12 to 14 spines, all of equal length.1
  • Its colour and skin texture help it blend in among rocks and corals.1

Doole tooke

Gaaɗe tooke

Gaaɗe ceeɓɗe ina ndondii tooke. Yaabde e mum walla nanngude ɗum ina muusi.

Hol ko tooke ŋatgol mum waɗata?

Its venom is a mixture of proteins. Effects include severe pain, shock, paralysis and tissue death. A large dose can be fatal, and the fatal protein in this species is verrucotoxin. Stonefish venom can be fatal at a dose of only 18 mg, which six of its thirteen spines can release.1

Hol no bone mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Bone e yimɓe: Bone sanneIna waawi warde neɗɗo mo safraaka.

It is the most venomous fish in the world and its venom can kill humans. A large dose can be fatal, and young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are at greatest risk.1

Kabaaru moƴƴo: doktooruuji ina njogii lekki (sérum antivenimeux) walla safaara ngam ɗum.1

Hol ko ngal waɗata so ina hula?

It relies on camouflage to stay hidden and, when necessary, on its back spines, each with venom sacs at its base.1

So gaaɗe mum tuƴii ma

  • Immerse the affected limb in hot water, which is thought to help break down the venom proteins. A local anaesthetic can reduce the pain, and medical treatment includes antivenom. A tourniquet or firm constrictive bandage is no longer recommended.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?

Reef stonefish hedde 40 cm juutde (1,3 ft)Banaana hedde 18 cm (7,1 in)Ullundu galle hedde 50 cm (1,6 ft)
juutde no banaanaaji 2 sammondiraaɗijuutde no kaaɗe mahirɗe 12 ɗaɓɓondiraaɗeina waawi yoowde juuteendi pisin mawɗo (50 m) e segonde 90

Hol no Reef 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 is the most venomous fish in the world.1

2

It strikes its prey in as little as 0.015 seconds.1

3

Its spines are sharp and stiff enough to pierce boot soles.1

4

Only six of its thirteen spines can release a fatal dose of venom.1

5

It is sold as an aquarium pet and as meat in some markets in southern China, the Philippines and Japan.1

Feññinoowo fenaande

Fenaande: Tying a tight tourniquet or bandage above a stonefish sting is the best first aid.

Goonga: This is no longer recommended. Hot water on the affected limb and medical treatment with antivenom are the advised steps.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Synanceia verrucosa
Fedde
Liƴƴi jogiiɗi tooke
Ɓesngu
Synanceiidae2
Ordre
Perciformes
Leyɗe mawɗe
Geec Pasifik, Geec Enndo, Geec Boɗeejo, Geec Andaman, Geec Siin Worgo, Geec Filipiin, Geec Korayl, Geec Arabi e Gulf Persik, Geec Timor e Arafura, Gulf Bengal, Geece mawɗe
Ɓiɓɓe tokooso
Females lay large, unfertilised eggs on the reef floor, and a male fertilises them by releasing sperm over the eggs. The young hatch well developed.1
Bone e yimɓe
4 / 5: Bone sanne3

Ɗo humpito iwri

  1. Synanceia verrucosa (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Synanceia verrucosa (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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