Reef stonefish
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

Mmene ungaizindikirire
- 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
Mphamvu ya ululu
Minga yakuthwa imanyamula ululu. Kuiponda kapena kuigwira kumapweteka.
Ululu wake umachita chiyani?
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
Ndi yoopsa bwanji kwa anthu?
Ngozi kwa anthu: Yoopsa kwambiriIngathe kupha munthu amene sanalandire chithandizo.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
Nkhani yabwino: madokotala ali ndi mankhwala (antivenom) kapena chithandizo cha ichi.1
Imachita chiyani ikachita mantha?
It relies on camouflage to stay hidden and, when necessary, on its back spines, each with venom sacs at its base.1
Minga yake ikakubaya
- 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
- Ika bala m'madzi otentha, otentha monga momwe munthuyo angapirire osapsa (yesa ndi dzanja lako), kwa mphindi 30 mpaka 90. Peza thandizo la dokotala, makamaka pa stonefish ndi stingray.
Nthawi zonse yamba wayimbira nambala yadzidzidzi (112, 000, 911). Awa ndi malangizo wamba a chithandizo choyamba, osati malangizo a dokotala. Zoyambira za chithandizo choyamba
Khala wotetezeka
- Usakhudze, kugwira kapena kuseweretsa nyama yakuthengo, ngakhale yaing'ono, ndipo ngakhale ikuoneka ngati yagona kapena yafa.
- Ipatse malo. Ukakumana nayo, khala chete, bwerera m'mbuyo pang'onopang'ono ndipo uilole ipite njira yake.
- Minga yake ikakubaya: khala chete, usasunthe, imbira nambala yadzidzidzi (112, 000, 911) kapena pita kuchipatala mwachangu. Kumbukira m'mene inkaonekera, chithunzi chimathandiza.
Sikufuna kukuvulaza. Imagwiritsa ntchito ululu wake kugwira chakudya kapena kudziteteza, ndipo imakonda kwambiri kubisala. Zambiri za kukhala wotetezeka
Kuti padziko lapansi?
Ndi yaikulu bwanji?
Ndi yaitali bwanji?
yaitali ngati nthochi 2 zoyalidwa motsatizana
yaitali ngati zidutswa zomangira zoseweretsa 12 pamzere
ingasambire kutalika kwa dziwe lalikulu losambira (50 m) m'masekondi 90Reef stonefish ndi yaikulu bwanji poyerekeza ndi IWE?
Ndi masamu chabe mu msakatuli wako. Palibe chomwe chimasungidwa kapena kutumizidwa kwina.
Imathamanga bwanji?
Mfundo
It is the most venomous fish in the world.1
It strikes its prey in as little as 0.015 seconds.1
Its spines are sharp and stiff enough to pierce boot soles.1
Only six of its thirteen spines can release a fatal dose of venom.1
It is sold as an aquarium pet and as meat in some markets in southern China, the Philippines and Japan.1
Kuthetsa nthano zabodza
Nthano yabodza: Tying a tight tourniquet or bandage above a stonefish sting is the best first aid.
Zoona: This is no longer recommended. Hot water on the affected limb and medical treatment with antivenom are the advised steps.1
Za akatswiri a ululu
- Dzina la sayansi
- Synanceia verrucosa
- Gulu
- Nsomba zaululu
- Banja
- Synanceiidae2
- Dongosolo
- Perciformes
- Makontinenti
- Nyanja ya Pacific, Nyanja ya Indian, Nyanja Yofiira, Nyanja ya Andaman, Nyanja ya South China, Nyanja ya Philippine, Nyanja ya Coral, Nyanja ya Arabia ndi Gulf ya Persia, Nyanja ya Timor ndi Arafura, Nyanja ya Bengal, Nyanja zikuluzikulu
- Ana akhanda
- 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
- Ngozi kwa anthu
- 4 / 5: Yoopsa kwambiri3
Kumene mfundo zimachokera
- Synanceia verrucosa (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Synanceia verrucosa (iNaturalist): mayina ndi magulu a sayansi.
- Venom Wiki: mlingo wa ngozi, kukula wamba ndi kuyerekeza kwa liwiro ndi zathu. Ona mmene timazipezera: Mmene timayezera ngozi.
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Minga yaululu

