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Reef stonefish

Synanceia verrucosa
Ibyerekeye izina: The scientific name verrucosa means "covered with verrucas or warts", which refers to the warty growths all over its body.1
Ishobora kwicaNtukayikorehoIshobora kukwica niba utavuwe. Niba amahwa yayo akujombye, shaka ubufasha vuba.
Amafi afite ubumara Amahwa afite ubumaraIrya: Inyama
Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

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

Iba muri
Red Sea, coastal East Africa, Indian Ocean and western Pacific to French Polynesia, southern Japan and Taiwan. Also found in the far eastern Mediterranean.1
Inyanja ya Pasifika, Inyanja y'Abahinde, Inyanja Itukura, Inyanja ya Andamani, Inyanja y'Amajyepfo y'u Bushinwa, Inyanja ya Filipine, Inyanja ya Korali, Inyanja ya Arabiya n'Ikigobe cy'Ubuperesi, Inyanja ya Timor na Arafura, Ikigobe cya Bengali
Ahabanza
It lives in shallow tropical waters, in coral reefs. It settles on and around rocks and plants, or rests on the seabed. Its spines have been known to pierce boot soles.1
Uburebure
40 cm (1,3 ft)1
Umuvuduko wo hejuru
hafi 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Koga, ikigereranyo cy'ugereranyije
Irya iki?
It eats mostly small fish, shrimp and other crustaceans. It sits motionless on the reef floor and waits for prey to swim past, then engulfs it at great speed. Some have struck prey in 0.015 seconds.1
Koko!Ifoto ya Reef stonefish
Reef stonefish. Ifoto: Ewout Knoester. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Uko wayimenya

  • 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

Imbaraga z'ubumara

Amahwa afite ubumara

Amahwa atyaye ni yo atwara ubumara. Kuyikandagira cyangwa kuyifata birababaza.

Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?

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

Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?

Akaga ku bantu: Iteje akaga cyaneIshobora kwica umuntu utavuwe.

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

Inkuru nziza: abaganga bafite umuti (umuti urwanya ubumara, antivenom) cyangwa uburyo bwo kuvura ibi.1

Ikora iki iyo ifite ubwoba?

It relies on camouflage to stay hidden and, when necessary, on its back spines, each with venom sacs at its base.1

Niba amahwa yayo akujombye

  • 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
  • Shyira igikomere mu mazi ashyushye, ashyushye uko umuntu abyihanganira atiriwe ashya (bigerageze ukoresheje ukuboko kwawe), mu gihe cy'iminota 30 kugeza kuri 90. Shaka ubufasha bwa muganga, cyane cyane ku bya stonefish na stingray.

Buri gihe banza uhamagare nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911). Izi ni inama rusange z'ubutabazi bw'ibanze, si inama za muganga. Ibanze by'ubutabazi bw'ibanze

Irinde akaga

  • Ntuzigere ukora, ufata cyangwa ushotora inyamaswa yo mu gasozi, nubwo yaba ntoya, kandi nubwo yasa n'isinziriye cyangwa yapfuye.
  • Yihe umwanya. Niba uhuye n'imwe, tuza, usubire inyuma buhoro buhoro kandi uyireke yigendere.
  • Niba amahwa yayo akujombye: tuza, ntunyeganyege, hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911) cyangwa ujye ku bitaro vuba. Ibuka uko yasaga, ifoto irafasha.

Ntigushakisha ngo ikugirire nabi. Ikoresha ubumara bwayo kugira ngo ifate ibyo kurya cyangwa yirinde, kandi ikunda cyane kwihisha. Ibindi ku kwirinda

Ni hehe ku isi?

AfurikaAziyaUburayiAmerika y'AmajyaruguruAmerika y'AmajyepfoOsitaraliya na OseyaniyaInyanja ya PasifikaInyanja y'AbahindeInyanja ItukuraInyanja ya KoraliInyanja y'Amajyepfo y'u BushinwaInyanja ya FilipineInyanja ya AndamaniInyanja ya Arabiya n'Ikigobe cy'UbuperesiInyanja ya Timor na ArafuraIkigobe cya Bengali

Ingana gute?

Ireshya ite?

Reef stonefish ireshya hafi 40 cm (1,3 ft)Umuneke hafi 18 cm (7,1 in)Injangwe yo mu rugo hafi 50 cm (1,6 ft)
ireshya n'imineke 2 ikurikiranyeireshya n'ibice 12 by'ibikinisho byo kubaka biri ku murongoyakoga uburebure bw'ikidendezi kinini (metero 50) mu masegonda 90

Reef stonefish ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?

Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.

Yihuta gute?

bikwiye kumenywa

Ibintu by'ukuri

1

It is the most venomous fish in the world.1

2

It strikes its prey in as little as 0.015 seconds.1

3

Its spines are sharp and stiff enough to pierce boot soles.1

4

Only six of its thirteen spines can release a fatal dose of venom.1

5

It is sold as an aquarium pet and as meat in some markets in southern China, the Philippines and Japan.1

Usenya ibinyoma

Ikinyoma: Tying a tight tourniquet or bandage above a stonefish sting is the best first aid.

Ukuri: This is no longer recommended. Hot water on the affected limb and medical treatment with antivenom are the advised steps.1

Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara

Izina rya siyansi
Synanceia verrucosa
Itsinda
Amafi afite ubumara
Umuryango
Synanceiidae2
Itsinda rinini (order)
Perciformes
Imigabane
Inyanja ya Pasifika, Inyanja y'Abahinde, Inyanja Itukura, Inyanja ya Andamani, Inyanja y'Amajyepfo y'u Bushinwa, Inyanja ya Filipine, Inyanja ya Korali, Inyanja ya Arabiya n'Ikigobe cy'Ubuperesi, Inyanja ya Timor na Arafura, Ikigobe cya Bengali, Inyanja ngari
Abana bato
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
Akaga ku bantu
4 / 5: Iteje akaga cyane3

Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka

  1. Synanceia verrucosa (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Synanceia verrucosa (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
  3. Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.

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