Greater weever
The greater weever is a small sea fish that buries itself in shallow sand along the eastern Atlantic coast and in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Its spines carry a venom that causes intense pain, so it is one of the most dangerous fishes in the Mediterranean for swimmers.1

Akkaataa itti beekamu
- Elongated, flattened body with a mouth that points upwards and a lower jaw longer than the upper jaw1
- Large, flat head with the eyes sitting almost on top of it1
- Greenish brown colour with several dark marks on the upper side of the head1
- Yellowish brown flanks with bright blue and yellow broken stripes, plus oblique black stripes along the sides that look tiger-like1
- Venomous spines on the first dorsal fin and on each gill cover1
Humna summii
Qoccoon qara qaban summii baatu. Irra ejjechuun ykn qabachuun ni dhukkubsa.
Summiin isaa (ciniinnaa ykn iddiin) maal godha?
The venom contains a large protein called Dracotoxin, which can be lethal in high enough doses. It damages cell membranes, and the sting is followed by a short period of tissue changes around the wound. The best-known effect is excruciating pain that begins shortly after the sting and can last from a few hours to days.1
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: CimaaYoo qoccoon isaa si waraane, doktora bira dhaqi. Du'i baay'ee hin mudatu.The most common incident happens when a bather steps, jumps or falls onto a buried greater weever in shallow water, especially in summer. Fishermen handling fish caught in nets are also at risk. The pain can reach 10 out of 10 on the numeric rating scale, and some stings have caused pain for months, though this is rare. Reported fatal accidents exist, but these are widely believed to be due to secondary infections and sepsis rather than the toxin itself.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?
Hammam ulfaata?
akka bilookii taphaa 12 tarree tokkoon dheerata
dheerina bishaan daakaa guddaa (50 m) sekoondii 30 keessatti daakuu danda'aGreater weever 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 glands sit in the skin, and the sting works through a groove along each spine that carries the venom into the wound.1
It is classed as one of the most venomous fishes in the Mediterranean.1
The record weight is 1.74 kg, for a specimen caught off La Gomera in the Canary Islands in 2005.1
Its diet changes with size: small mysids are the most common prey for fish under 20 cm, while cephalopods and fish make up a bigger share of the diet in larger fish.1
Soba diigaa
Soba: A weever sting is often thought to be fatal because of the venom itself.
Dhugaa: Reported fatal accidents are widely believed to be caused by secondary infections and sepsis rather than the toxin itself.1
Ogeeyyii summiitiif
- Maqaa saayinsii
- Trachinus draco
- Garee
- Qurxummii summii qabu
- Maatii
- Trachinidae2
- Tartiiba
- Perciformes
- Ardiiwwan
- Garba Atlaantikii, Galaana Meditiraaniyaa, Galaana Kaabaa, Garboota
- Ilmoolee
- It is egg-laying and releases its eggs into open water, where each egg is 4.8–6.8 mm across and hatches after about three months. It is not known to provide any parental care.1
- Balaa namootaaf
- 3 / 5: Cimaa3
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- Greater weever (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Trachinus draco (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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Qoccoo summii qaban
