Silver-cheeked toadfish
Nyaachuun summaa'aa dhaNyaata: FoonSummaa'aa, summii qabeessa (ciniinee ykn iddee) mitiThe silver-cheeked toadfish is a puffer fish with a silver stripe along each side. It lives in warm seas, and it is extremely poisonous to eat. It matters because it has spread into the Mediterranean, where people may catch it by mistake.1

Akkaataa itti beekamu
- Grey or brown back with darker spots1
- White belly1
- A characteristic silver band along each side1
- Long, slim body, more elongated than the oceanic pufferfish1
- Symmetrical tail fin1
Yeroo baay'ee kan itti wal fakkeessan: It is very similar to the oceanic pufferfish. The silver-cheeked toadfish is more elongated and has a symmetrical tail fin.1
Humna summii
Kan miidhu yoo wanti tokko isa nyaate qofa.
Summiin isaa (summaa'aa, tuquun ykn nyaachuun) maal godha?
It is not venomous. Its poison is tetrodotoxin, which is found mainly in the ovaries, and to a lesser extent in the skin, muscles and liver. The toxin causes paralysis of involuntary muscles, the muscles the body controls without thinking. This can stop breathing or cause heart failure.1
Namootaaf hammam balaa qaba?
Balaa namootaaf: Nama ajjeesaBineensota addunyaa kanaa keessaa kan hundaa caalaa balaa qaban keessaa tokko.It is extremely poisonous if eaten. Fatal poisonings have been reported in Egypt, Israel and Turkey.1
Yoo namni tokko tuqe ykn nyaate
- Yoo namni tokko nyaate ykn erga nyaatee booda mallattoon itti mul'ate: battaluma lakkoofsa balaa tasaa ykn giddugala summii bilbili.
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 tuqxe ykn nyaatte: ija ykn afaan kee hin sukkuumin, harka kee dhiqi, gargaarsa yaalaas argadhu.
Si miidhuuf si hin barbaadu. Summiin isaa akka homtuu isa hin nyaanneef qofa jira. 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 45 keessatti daakuu danda'aSilver-cheeked toadfish 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 poisonous because it eats bacteria that carry tetrodotoxin, and the toxin builds up in its body.1
Its ovaries hold the most tetrodotoxin, more than its skin, muscles or liver.1
It is a Lessepsian migrant, a species that has moved into the Mediterranean through the Suez Canal.1
It is spreading west through the Mediterranean, and it has been recorded as far west as the Strait of Gibraltar.1
The toxin protects it from voracious predators.1
It can grow to 40 cm long.1
Ogeeyyii summiitiif
- Maqaa saayinsii
- Lagocephalus sceleratus
- Garee
- Bineensota summaa'oo biroo
- Maatii
- Tetraodontidae2
- Tartiiba
- Tetraodontiformes
- Ardiiwwan
- Garba Paasifikii, Garba Hindii, Galaana Diimaa, Galaana Meditiraaniyaa, Galaana Timoor fi Araafuuraa, Galaana Bengaal, Garboota
- Ilmoolee
- Eggs and larvae are found in the open water (pelagic zone).1
- Balaa namootaaf
- 5 / 5: Nama ajjeesa3
Dhugaawwan eessaa dhufu
- Lagocephalus sceleratus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Lagocephalus sceleratus (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.
