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

Cara mengenalinya
- 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
Sering dikelirukan dengan: 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
Kuasa racun
Kulitnya beracun. Ia berbahaya untuk disentuh, dijilat atau dimakan.
Apa kesan racunnya?
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
Berapa bahaya ia kepada manusia?
Bahaya kepada manusia: RinganSeperti sengatan lebah atau kurang. Boleh dikatakan tidak berbahaya kepada manusia.Apa yang ia buat apabila takut?
When threatened, it releases toxic mucus, and its bright yellow and black colours warn predators to stay away.1
Jika seseorang menyentuh atau memakannya
- Jika seseorang memakannya atau ada simptom selepas memakannya: hubungi nombor kecemasan atau pusat racun dengan segera.
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 kamu menyentuh atau memakannya: jangan gosok mata atau mulut, basuh tangan dan dapatkan bantuan perubatan.
Ia bukan mahu memburu kamu. Racunnya ada hanya supaya tiada apa yang memakannya. Lagi tentang keselamatan
Di mana di dunia?
Berapa besar ia?
Berapa panjang ia?
sepanjang 2.5 biji pisang disusun hujung ke hujung
sepanjang 14 blok binaan mainan disusun sebaris
boleh berenang sepanjang kolam renang besar (50 m) dalam 45 saatBerapa besar Yellow boxfish berbanding KAMU?
Hanya matematik dalam pelayar kamu. Tiada apa yang disimpan atau dihantar ke mana-mana.
Berapa laju ia?
Fakta
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
Pemecah mitos
Mitos: Boxfish are weak swimmers because of their boxy shape.
Hakikat: Boxfish are surprisingly strong swimmers. Their shape creates swirling water patterns that help them steer through reefs and make sharp turns.1
Untuk pakar bisa
- Nama saintifik
- Ostracion cubicum
- Kumpulan
- Haiwan beracun lain
- Keluarga
- Ostraciidae2
- Susunan
- Tetraodontiformes
- Benua-benua
- Lautan Pasifik, Lautan Hindi, Laut Merah, Laut Karang, Laut Filipina, Laut China Selatan, Laut Timor & Laut Arafura, Teluk Benggala, Lautan
- Keadaannya di alam liar
- Least Concern1
- Bahaya kepada manusia
- 1 / 5: Ringan3
Dari mana fakta datang
- Yellow boxfish (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Ostracion cubicum (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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