Yellow boxfish
The yellow boxfish is a box-shaped fish with a hard, rigid body and bright yellow skin with black spots. It lives on coral reefs across the Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and east Africa to Hawaii and northern New Zealand. It is special because it can release a toxic mucus when stressed, which harms other fish nearby.1

Yadda za ka gane shi
- Box-shaped body covered by a rigid, armoured shell called a carapace1
- Young fish are bright yellow with black spots all over the body1
- As it ages, the yellow fades and very old fish are blue-grey to black with faded yellow1
- Usually found alone, as it is a solitary fish1
Ana yawan rikita shi da: The spotted boxfish (Ostracion meleagris) has the same box shape and spots. The yellow boxfish is mainly bright yellow with dark spots, while the spotted boxfish is darker with white spots.1
Ƙarfin guba
Fatarsa tana da guba. Yana da haɗari a taɓa shi, a lasa shi ko a ci shi.
Me gubarsa take yi?
When stressed, it secretes a toxic mucus containing a neurotoxin called ostracitoxin, which attacks the nerves. This toxin is highly harmful to marine fish: it breaks down their red blood cells, which then clump together. Nearby fish may be killed when they are exposed to it.1
Yaya haɗarinsa yake ga mutane?
Haɗari ga mutane: Mai sauƙiKamar harbin ƙudan zuma ko ƙasa da haka. Kusan ba shi da lahani ga mutane.Me yake yi idan ya ji tsoro?
When threatened, it releases toxic mucus, and its bright yellow and black colours warn predators to stay away.1
Idan wani ya taɓa shi ko ya ci shi
- Idan wani ya ci shi ko yana da alamomi bayan ya ci shi: ka kira lambar gaggawarka ko cibiyar guba nan take.
Kullum ka fara kiran lambar gaggawa (112, 000, 911). Wannan jagorar agajin gaggawa ce ta gaba ɗaya, ba shawarar likita ba. Muhimman abubuwan agajin gaggawa
Kiyaye lafiya
- Kada ka taɓa, kada ka kama, kada ka tsokani dabbar daji, ko da ƙarama ce, kuma ko da tana kama da tana barci ko ta mutu.
- Ka ba shi sarari. Idan ka haɗu da ɗaya, ka natsu, ka koma baya a hankali kuma ka bar shi ya bi hanyarsa.
- Idan ka taɓa shi ko ka ci shi: kada ka goge idanunka ko bakinka, ka wanke hannayenka kuma ka nemi taimakon likita.
Ba ya neman cutar da kai. Gubarsa tana nan ne kawai don kada wani abu ya cinye shi. Ƙarin bayani game da kiyaye lafiya
A ina a duniya?
Yaya girmansa yake?
Yaya tsawonsa yake?
tsawon ayaba 2.5 a jere
tsawon tubalan gini na wasa 14 a jere
zai iya yin iyo tsawon babban tafkin iyo (mita 50) cikin daƙiƙa 45Yaya girman Yellow boxfish yake idan aka kwatanta da KAI?
Lissafi ne kawai a cikin burauzarka. Ba a adana komai ko a aika ko'ina.
Yaya saurinsa yake?
Bayanai
Engineers have studied boxfish to inspire designs for a concept car, bridge box girders and an airship.1
The carapace was once thought to help stability, but it was found to slightly increase drag and make the fish less stable.1
The fish can make humming and clicking sounds using the muscles of its swim bladder.1
The toxic mucus contains a bacterium, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, which may play a role in the fish's defence.1
Juvenile fish are brighter yellow than adults, and this bright colour is thought to deter predators early in life.1
Boxfish are strong, swift swimmers despite their stiff, box-shaped bodies.1
Mai karya tatsuniya
Tatsuniya: Boxfish are weak swimmers because of their boxy shape.
Gaskiya: Boxfish are surprisingly strong swimmers. Their shape creates swirling water patterns that help them steer through reefs and make sharp turns.1
Don ƙwararru a kan dafi
- Sunan kimiyya
- Ostracion cubicum
- Rukuni
- Sauran dabbobi masu guba
- Iyali
- Ostraciidae2
- Tsari
- Tetraodontiformes
- Nahiyoyi
- Tekun Pasifik, Tekun Indiya, Bahar Maliya, Tekun Coral, Tekun Philippines, Tekun Kudancin China, Tekun Timor da Arafura, Gaɓar Tekun Bengal, Tekuna
- Yadda yake a cikin daji
- Least Concern1
- Haɗari ga mutane
- 1 / 5: Mai sauƙi3
Inda bayanan suka fito
- Yellow boxfish (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Ostracion cubicum (iNaturalist): sunaye da rarrabuwa.
- Venom Wiki: matakin haɗari, girman al'ada da ƙiyasin sauri namu ne. Ga yadda muke lissafa su: Yadda muke auna haɗari.
Kowane bayani a wannan shafi yana da lamba da ke nuna tushensa. Idan mun yi kuskure, ka yi haƙuri, mu masoya dabbobi ne, ba mujallar kimiyya ba. Ka gaya mana a [email protected] kuma za mu gyara.
Guba a fatarsa

