Hardhead catfish
The hardhead catfish is a sea catfish that lives in shallow coastal waters of the northwest Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. It has sharp spines on its fins that can be venomous, so it is one to admire from a distance. Male hardhead catfish also carry their eggs in their mouths until they hatch.1

Cara mengenalinya
- Often dirty grey on top with white underneath.1
- Four barbels (whisker-like feelers) under the chin and two more at the corners of the mouth.1
- A hard, bony plate between the eyes and the dorsal fin.1
- Sharp, barbed, slime-covered spines on the dorsal and pectoral fins. The dorsal spine stands upright when the fish is excited.1
- Typically 25 to 30 cm long, and elongated in shape.1
Sering dikelirukan dengan: The gafftopsail catfish looks very similar. The difference is that its dorsal and pectoral spines have a fleshy extension, like the fore-and-aft topsail of a ship.1
Kuasa bisa
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Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?
Bahaya kepada manusia: MenyakitkanIa boleh jadi sangat sakit, tetapi hampir tidak pernah serius.No bite or death figures are given. Anglers generally avoid catching it because of the risk from handling the fish and its spines, and because its flesh tastes fishy compared with popular game fish.1
Apa yang ia buat apabila takut?
When it feels threatened or excited, its dorsal spine stands upright, and its sharp, slime-covered spines are its main defence.1
Jika durinya menikam kamu
- Rendam luka dalam air panas, sepanas yang orang itu boleh tahan tanpa melecur (uji dengan tangan kamu sendiri), selama 30 hingga 90 minit. Dapatkan bantuan perubatan, terutamanya untuk ikan batu dan ikan pari.
Sentiasa hubungi nombor kecemasan dahulu (112, 000, 911). Ini panduan pertolongan cemas umum, bukan nasihat perubatan. Asas pertolongan cemas
Kekal selamat
- Jangan sesekali sentuh, tangkap atau usik haiwan liar, walaupun yang kecil, dan walaupun ia nampak tidur atau mati.
- Beri ia ruang. Jika kamu terjumpa, bertenang, undur perlahan-lahan dan biarkan ia pergi.
- Jika durinya menikam kamu: bertenang, jangan bergerak, hubungi nombor kecemasan (112, 000, 911) atau pergi ke hospital dengan segera. Ingat rupanya, gambar boleh membantu.
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Di mana di dunia?
Berapa besar ia?
Berapa panjang ia?
Berapa berat ia?
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boleh berenang sepanjang kolam renang besar (50 m) dalam 30 saatBerapa besar Hardhead catfish berbanding KAMU?
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Berapa laju ia?
Fakta
Male hardhead catfish are paternal mouthbrooders: they keep the eggs and young in their mouths, and do not feed while doing so.1
Some researchers suggest they may use low-frequency sounds to detect and avoid close obstacles, which is an unusual ability for a fish.1
They can make sounds by vibrating thin bones near the swim bladder, and by grinding their throat teeth or rubbing their pectoral spines. These sounds appear to be a fright response.1
Hardhead catfish respond to chemical alarm signals released by injured members of their own species, with their activity increasing right after the signal. They are the first marine catfish found to show this type of alarm reaction.1
They can live for over 24 years.1
Untuk pakar bisa
- Nama saintifik
- Ariopsis felis
- Kumpulan
- Ikan berbisa
- Keluarga
- Ariidae2
- Susunan
- Siluriformes
- Benua-benua
- Lautan Atlantik, Teluk Mexico, Laut Caribbean, Lautan
- Anak
- The male carries the eggs in his mouth until they hatch, which takes roughly 8 to 11 weeks in total. Females have 20 to 65 eggs per spawning.1
- Jangka hayat
- kira-kira 24 tahun1
- Bahaya kepada manusia
- 2 / 5: Menyakitkan3
Dari mana fakta datang
- Hardhead catfish (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Ariopsis felis (iNaturalist): nama dan pengelasan.
- Venom Wiki: tahap bahaya, saiz biasa dan anggaran kelajuan adalah penilaian kami sendiri. Lihat cara kami mengiranya: Cara kami menilai bahaya.
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