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Spotted scorpionfish

Scorpaena plumieri
Ku linnya: The scientific name Scorpaena plumieri honours Charles Plumier, a Franciscan friar and naturalist who discovered this fish at Martinique.1
Kyetaaga omusawoTokwatakoTekitera kutta, naye amaggwa gaakyo bwe gakufumita, genda eri omusawo.
Ebyennyanja eby'obusagwa Amaggwa ag'obusagwaKirya: Ennyama
Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiAmaggwa gaakyo bwe gakufumita, genda eri omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

The spotted scorpionfish is a venomous fish that lives in the Atlantic Ocean. It hides on shallow coral reefs and rocky seabeds, where it waits, almost still, for small fish and crustaceans to come close. Its back spines carry venom, so it is one to keep well away from.1

Kibeera mu
Western Atlantic from Bermuda to Massachusetts and the northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil; eastern Atlantic around Ascension Island and St. Helena1
Oseyani ya Atlantiki, Ennyanja ya Karibiyani, Ekikono kya Mekisiko
Awaka
It lives in shallow coral reefs and rocky areas, commonly found from 5 to 55 metres (16 to 180 ft) deep. It rests on the bottom, where it can be hard to see.1
Obuwanvu
18 cm okutuuka ku 45 cm (7,1 in okutuuka ku 1,5 ft)1
Obuzito
1,6 kg (3,4 lb)1
Embiro ezisinga
nga 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Okuwuga, kuteebereza bwokka
Kirya ki?
It is an ambush predator. It camouflages itself, waits until prey is in a good position, then uses its large mouth as a vacuum to suck the prey in quickly. Its prey includes fishes and crustaceans.1
Ddala!Ekifaananyi kya Spotted scorpionfish
Spotted scorpionfish. Ekifaananyi: Pauline Walsh Jacobson. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Engeri y'okukitegeera

  • Robust body with a dorsal fin that has 12 spines1
  • Colour varies from brown to black on a light background1
  • Dark spots on the head1
  • Orange or red underside1
  • Fins with dark bands and spots, most often with green spots; tail fin with dark bars1

Amaanyi g'obusagwa

Amaggwa ag'obusagwa

Amaggwa amasongovu ge galimu obusagwa. Okukirinnyako oba okukikwata kiruma.

Obusagwa bwakyo bukola ki?

The spines on the back inject venom that contains cardiotoxins, which cause a drop in blood pressure and in heart and breathing rates. Symptoms include excruciating pain at the site, followed by swelling, redness and occasionally skin death. Other symptoms include nausea, vomiting, agitation, sweating, irregular heartbeat, difficulty breathing and severe low blood pressure.1

Kirina akabi kenkana wa eri abantu?

Akabi eri abantu: Kya maanyiAmaggwa gaakyo bwe gakufumita, genda eri omusawo. Okufa kubaawo kitono nnyo.

The spines can pose a danger to humans.1

Kikola ki nga kitidde?

When threatened, it spreads its pectoral fins and shows a bright colour, while venom glands at the base of its dorsal spines defend it against predators.1

Amaggwa gaakyo bwe gakufumita

  • The main treatment for pain is to immerse the affected limb in hot water at 45 to 50 °C until the pain is relieved.1
  • Teeka ekiwundu mu mazzi agookya, agookya nga omuntu bw'asobola okugumiikiriza nga tegamwokya (gagezese n'omukono gwo), okumala eddakiika 30 okutuuka ku 90. Funa obuyambi bw'abasawo, naddala ku stonefish ne stingray.

Bulijjo sooka kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911). Buno bulagirizi bwa bujjanjabi obusooka obwa bulijjo, si kuwabula kwa musawo. Obujjanjabi obusooka obw'omusingi

Weekuume

  • Tokwatako, tokwata wadde okusoomooza ensolo ey'omu nsiko, ne bw'eba ntono, era ne bw'eba erabika nga yeebase oba nga efudde.
  • Gireke n'ebbanga. Bw'osisinkana emu, beera mukkakkamu, dda emabega mpola era gireke egende mu kkubo lyayo.
  • Amaggwa gaayo bwe gakufumita: beera mukkakkamu, totambula, kuba ennamba y'ebigwa bitalaze (112, 000, 911) oba tuuka mu ddwaliro mangu. Jjukira bwe yali efaanana, ekifaananyi kiyamba.

Tekikunoonya. Kikozesa obusagwa bwakyo okukwata emmere oba okwekuuma, era kyandisinze kwekweka. Ebirala ku kwekuuma

Kinene kyenkana wa?

Kiwanvu kyenkana wa?

Spotted scorpionfish kiwanvu nga 45 cm (1,5 ft)Ndiizi nga 18 cm (7,1 in)Kkapa ey'awaka nga 50 cm (1,6 ft)

Kizitowa kyenkana wa?

kizitowa nga ndiizi 13
kiwanvu nga ndiizi 2,5 eziteekeddwa mu lunyiririkiwanvu nga bbulooka 14 ez'okuzannyisa mu lunyiririkyandisobodde okuwuga obuwanvu bw'ekidiba ekinene (m 50) mu sikonda 90

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Ebituufu

1

It is the largest scorpionfish in the Atlantic and Caribbean oceans.1

2

Scorpionfish only attack when a prey's position makes a successful strike likely, a method called kinematic timing.1

3

Its main predators include the schoolmaster and the mutton snapper, both types of snapper.1

4

Its eggs are transparent or greenish.1

Ku bakugu mu busagwa

Erinnya erya ssaayansi
Scorpaena plumieri
Ekibinja
Ebyennyanja eby'obusagwa
Amaka
Scorpaenidae2
Ensengeka
Perciformes
Ssemazinga
Oseyani ya Atlantiki, Ennyanja ya Karibiyani, Ekikono kya Mekisiko, Oseyani
Abaana abawere
It lays eggs (it is oviparous). The eggs are transparent or greenish.1
Akabi eri abantu
3 / 5: Kya maanyi3

Ebituufu we biva

  1. Scorpaena plumieri (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scorpaena plumieri (iNaturalist): amannya n'ensengeka y'ebika.
  3. Venom Wiki: omutendera gw'akabi, obunene obwa bulijjo n'okuteebereza kw'embiro bibyaffe. Laba engeri gye tubibalamu: Engeri gye tupimamu akabi.

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