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California scorpionfish

Scorpaena guttata
Nezvezita: Its scientific name, guttata, means "spotted", after the many dark spots on its head, body and fins.1
Inoda chirembaUsabataHaiwanzouraya, asi kana minzwa yayo ikakubaya, enda kuna chiremba.
Hove dzine uturu Mazonzwa ane uturuInodya: Nyama
Ngozi kuvanhu: YakakombaKana minzwa yayo ikakubaya, enda kuna chiremba. Kufa hakuwanzoitiki zvachose.

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

Inogara mu
Eastern Pacific Ocean: from Santa Cruz, California, south along Baja California, and in the Gulf of California1
Gungwa rePacific, Gulf yeCalifornia
Kumba
It lives on rocky bottoms just offshore or in bays, and it also uses underwater caves. It is usually found in water up to about 30 metres deep, though it can go down to 183 metres. People most often meet it when fishing, when it is pulled from the hook.1
Kureba
43 cm kusvika 47 cm (1,4 ft kusvika 1,5 ft)1
Kumhanya kukuru
kunenge 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Kushambira, kufungidzira
Inodya chii?
It eats other fish, crustaceans, octopuses and squid. Juvenile crabs are its favourite prey, especially in autumn and winter.1
Chaizvo!Mufananidzo waCalifornia scorpionfish
California scorpionfish. Mufananidzo: nmoorhatch. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Maziviro ayo

  • Reddish brown body with many brown and black spots1
  • Especially many dark spots on the fins1
  • Spiny head1
  • Reaches up to about 43 to 47 cm long1
  • Lies on the ocean floor for most of its time, as it has no swim bladder1

Simba reuturu

Mazonzwa ane uturu

Mazonzwa akapinza ndiwo anotakura uturu. Kuitsika kana kuibata kunorwadza.

Uturu hwayo hunoitei?

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

Ine ngozi yakadii kuvanhu?

Ngozi kuvanhu: YakakombaKana minzwa yayo ikakubaya, enda kuna chiremba. Kufa hakuwanzoitiki zvachose.

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

Inoitei kana yatya?

When pulled from the water, it flares the spines on its fins and gill covers, which makes it difficult to handle.1

Kana minzwa yayo ikakubaya

  • Isa ronda mumvura inopisa, inopisa sezvinokwanisa munhu asina kutsva (iedze neruoko rwako), kwemaminitsi 30 kusvika 90. Wana rubatsiro rwechiremba, kunyanya kustonefish nemastingray.

Gara uchitanga wafonera nhamba yechimbichimbi (112, 000, 911). Iri izano rakajairika rerubatsiro rwekutanga, kwete zano rechiremba. Zvakakosha zverubatsiro rwekutanga

Gara wakachengeteka

  • Usambobata mhuka yesango, kuedza kuitora kana kuinetsa, kunyange iri diki, uye kunyange ichiita seyakarara kana yakafa.
  • Ipa nzvimbo. Kana ukasangana nayo, dzikama, dzokera shure zvishoma nezvishoma uirege iende nenzira yayo.
  • Kana minzwa yayo ikakubaya: dzikama, gara wakanyarara, fonera nhamba yechimbichimbi (112, 000, 911) kana kuti enda kuchipatara nokukurumidza. Rangarira kuti yaitaridzika sei, mufananidzo unobatsira.

Haisi kukutsvaga. Inoshandisa uturu hwayo kubata chikafu kana kuzvidzivirira, uye inotonyanya kuda kuhwanda. Zvimwe pamusoro pekugara wakachengeteka

Yakakura sei?

Yakareba zvakadii?

California scorpionfish kunenge 47 cm kureba (1,5 ft)Bhanana kunenge 18 cm (7,1 in)Katsi yepamba kunenge 50 cm (1,6 ft)
yakareba semabhanana 2,5 akateedzanayakareba sezvidhinha zvematoyi 15 zvakateedzanainogona kushambira kureba kwedziva guru rekushambira (50 m) mumasekondi 90

California scorpionfish yakakura sei kana yaenzaniswa NEWE?

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Inomhanya zvakadii?

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Chokwadi

1

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

2

It has no swim bladder, which is why it spends most of its time resting on the ocean floor.1

3

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

4

The California two-spot octopus preys on it, and the fish will also eat small octopuses of the same kind.1

5

Its maximum recorded lifespan is 21 years.1

6

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

Kune nyanzvi dzeuturu

Zita resainzi
Scorpaena guttata
Boka
Hove dzine uturu
Mhuri
Scorpaenidae2
Odha
Perciformes
Makondinendi
Gungwa rePacific, Gulf yeCalifornia, Makungwa makuru
Vacheche
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
Makore ekurarama
kunenge makore 211
Ngozi kuvanhu
3 / 5: Yakakomba3

Kwakabva chokwadi

  1. Scorpaena guttata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scorpaena guttata (iNaturalist): mazita nekurongwa kwemhuka.
  3. Venom Wiki: danho rengozi, saizi yakajairika nekufungidzira kwekumhanya ndezvedu. Ona kuti tinozviwana sei: Matinoyera ngozi.

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