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

Akkaataa itti beekamu
- 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
Humna summii
Qoccoon qara qaban summii baatu. Irra ejjechuun ykn qabachuun ni dhukkubsa.
Summiin isaa (ciniinnaa ykn iddiin) maal godha?
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
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: Baay'ee balaa qabaNama yaalii hin arganne ajjeesuu danda'a.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
Oduu gaarii: doktoroonni qoricha (qoricha farra summii, antivenom) ykn yaalii kanaaf qabu.1
Yeroo sodaatu maal godha?
It relies on camouflage to stay hidden and, when necessary, on its back spines, each with venom sacs at its base.1
Yoo qoccoon isaa si waraane
- 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
- 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 walitti aananii tarreeffamanii dheerata
akka bilookii taphaa 12 tarree tokkoon dheerata
dheerina bishaan daakaa guddaa (50 m) sekoondii 90 keessatti daakuu danda'aReef stonefish SI wajjin yoo wal bira qabamu hammam guddaa dha?
Herrega qofa barsiisaa kee keessatti. Homtuu hin olkaa'amu, eessayyuu hin ergamu.
Hammam ariifata?
Dhugaawwan
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
Soba diigaa
Soba: Tying a tight tourniquet or bandage above a stonefish sting is the best first aid.
Dhugaa: This is no longer recommended. Hot water on the affected limb and medical treatment with antivenom are the advised steps.1
Ogeeyyii summiitiif
- Maqaa saayinsii
- Synanceia verrucosa
- Garee
- Qurxummii summii qabu
- Maatii
- Synanceiidae2
- Tartiiba
- Perciformes
- Ardiiwwan
- Garba Paasifikii, Garba Hindii, Galaana Diimaa, Galaana Andamaan, Galaana Chaayinaa Kibbaa, Galaana Filippiinsii, Galaana Kooraal, Galaana Arabaa fi Galaana Faarsii, Galaana Timoor fi Araafuuraa, Galaana Bengaal, Garboota
- Ilmoolee
- 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
- Balaa namootaaf
- 4 / 5: Baay'ee balaa qaba3
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- Synanceia verrucosa (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Synanceia verrucosa (iNaturalist): maqaa fi ramaddii.
- Venom Wiki: sadarkaan balaa, guddinni idilee fi tilmaamni ariitii kan keenya. Akkamitti akka hojjennu ilaali: Balaa akkamitti madaalla.
Dhugaan fuula kana irra jiru hundi lakkoofsa madda isaatti si qajeelchu qaba. Yoo waan tokko dogoggorre, dhiifama, nuti jaallattoota bineensotaa ti malee joornaalii saayinsii miti. [email protected] irratti nutti himi, ni sirreessina.
Qoccoo summii qaban

