California scorpionfish
The California scorpionfish is a spiny fish that lives on the ocean floor along the Pacific coast of California and Baja California. It stays still among rocks and in caves, where its spotted colours help it blend in. Its spines carry venom, so it is one to leave alone.1

Humna summii
Qoccoon qara qaban summii baatu. Irra ejjechuun ykn qabachuun ni dhukkubsa.
Summiin isaa (ciniinnaa ykn iddiin) maal godha?
Its spines contain venom-producing glands. The venom is cardiotoxic, meaning it affects the heart; in laboratory studies it caused changes in blood pressure and heart rhythm. A spine prick can cause severe, throbbing pain, swelling, numbness and discolouration of the finger, with pain spreading up the arm. Nausea, faintness and pale, clammy skin can also occur.1
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: CimaaYoo qoccoon isaa si waraane, doktora bira dhaqi. Du'i baay'ee hin mudatu.It has been responsible for many human injuries and has been called one of the most noxious marine animals in California waters. Fishermen are most often affected when removing the fish from a hook. The effects can feel much like a rattlesnake bite, and one victim developed pericarditis, an inflammation of the lining around the heart. In one reported case, the victim recovered in about two weeks.1
Yeroo sodaatu maal godha?
When pulled from the water, it flares the spines on its fins and gill covers, which makes it difficult to handle.1
Yoo qoccoon isaa si waraane
- Madaa bishaan ho'aa, hanga namichi osoo hin gubatin danda'utti ho'aa ta'e (harka keetiin mirkaneessi), keessa daqiiqaa 30 hanga 90 kaa'i. Gargaarsa yaalaa argadhu, keessumaa qurxummii dhagaa (stonefish) fi stingray irratti.
Yeroo hunda dursa lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee bilbili (112, 000, 911). Kun qajeelfama gargaarsa jalqabaa waliigalaa ti, gorsa yaalaa miti. Bu'uura gargaarsa jalqabaa
Nageenyaan turi
- Bineensa bosonaa gonkumaa hin tuqin, hin qabin, hin tuttuqin, xiqqaa ta'us, rafe ykn du'e fakkaatus.
- Iddoo itti kenni. Yoo tokko wajjin wal argite, tasgabbaa'i, suuta duubatti deebi'iitii karaa isaa akka deemu dhiisi.
- Yoo qoccoon isaa si waraane: tasgabbaa'i, sochii malee turi, lakkoofsa balaa tasaa kee (112, 000, 911) bilbili ykn dafii hospitaala ga'i. Maal akka fakkaatu yaadadhu, suuraan ni gargaara.
Si miidhuuf si hin barbaadu. Summii isaa nyaata qabachuuf ykn of eeguuf fayyadama, dhokachuu immoo baay'ee filata. Waa'ee nageenyaa dabalataan
Addunyaa keessaa eessatti?
Hammam guddaa dha?
Dheerinni isaa hammam?
akka muuzii 2,5 walitti aananii tarreeffamanii dheerata
akka bilookii taphaa 15 tarree tokkoon dheerata
dheerina bishaan daakaa guddaa (50 m) sekoondii 90 keessatti daakuu danda'aCalifornia scorpionfish SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu hammam guddaa dha?
Herrega qofa barsiisaa kee keessatti. Homtuu hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.
Hammam ariifata?
Dhugaawwan
Its venom is produced in grooves along each spine, and the spine is covered by a thin membrane that is pushed back as it enters the skin, helping to inject the venom.1
It has no swim bladder, which is why it spends most of its time resting on the ocean floor.1
Some individuals have travelled up to 200 km in mark and recapture studies. One fish moved from near Santa Cruz Island to Long Beach over about 14 months.1
The California two-spot octopus preys on it, and the fish will also eat small octopuses of the same kind.1
Its maximum recorded lifespan is 21 years.1
Despite its danger, it is considered a very good food fish once the spines have been avoided, and it is sought after by some Asian communities in Southern California.1
Ogeeyyii summiitiif
- Maqaa saayinsii
- Scorpaena guttata
- Garee
- Qurxummii summii qabu
- Maatii
- Scorpaenidae2
- Tartiiba
- Perciformes
- Ardiiwwan
- Garba Paasifikii, Galaana Kaaliforniyaa, Garboota
- Ilmoolee
- It lays eggs inside a floating, elastic, gelatinous mass about 25 cm long. Each egg is just over 1 mm long, and the mass turns cloudy white as it drifts at the surface.1
- Umrii jireenyaa
- gara waggaa 211
- Balaa namootaaf
- 3 / 5: Cimaa3
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- Scorpaena guttata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Scorpaena guttata (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
- Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.
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