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Red Sea stonefish

Synanceia nana
Nezvezita: The scientific name nana means 'dwarf' or 'pygmy', a reference to its relatively small size.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 Red Sea stonefish is a small, venomous fish that hides among rocks and coral in warm, shallow sea water. Its grey, bumpy body looks like the stones around it, so it is easy to miss. Its dorsal spines carry venom, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Inogara mu
Red Sea and Persian Gulf, in the western Indian Ocean1
Gungwa reIndia, Gungwa Dzvuku, Gungwa reArabia neGulf yePersia
Kumba
It lives hidden among rocks and coral in shallow salt water, at depths between 3.5 and 18 metres. It prefers warmer water, roughly 26 °C to 30 °C.1
Kureba
14 cm (5,3 in)1
Kumhanya kukuru
kunenge 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Kushambira, kufungidzira
Inodya chii?
It is an ambush predator. It half-buries itself or sits between rocks, waiting for prey to pass close by.1
Chaizvo!Mufananidzo waRed Sea stonefish
Red Sea stonefish. Mufananidzo: Photo2222, no known copyright restrictions (public domain). Public domain, iNaturalist.

Maziviro ayo

  • Grey colour and dotting that match the stones and reefs around it1
  • Raised bumps, or warts, across its surface1
  • A slimy coating that lets algae and sand stick to its body as camouflage1
  • 14 dorsal spines, each with dark edges1
  • Grows up to 13.5 cm long1

Simba reuturu

Mazonzwa ane uturu

Mazonzwa akapinza ndiwo anotakura uturu. Kuitsika kana kuibata kunorwadza.

Uturu hwayo hunoitei?

Its venom is a presynaptic neurotoxin, which disrupts nerve signals. The venom is released from glands when its erected dorsal spines are pressed with force.1

Ine ngozi yakadii kuvanhu?

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

The Red Sea stonefish is hazardous to people because of the venom in its dorsal spines.1

Inoitei kana yatya?

When threatened, it erects its dorsal spines, and relies on its camouflage to stay hidden.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?

Red Sea stonefish kunenge 14 cm kureba (5,3 in)Chibatanidzo chemapepa kunenge 3 cm (1,2 in)Runhare rwemazuva ano kunenge 15 cm (5,9 in)
yakareba sezvidhinha zvematoyi 4 zvakateedzanainogona kushambira kureba kwedziva guru rekushambira (50 m) mumasekondi 90

Red Sea stonefish yakakura sei kana yaenzaniswa NEWE?

Masvomhu chete mubrowser yako. Hapana chinochengetwa kana kutumirwa kupi zvako.

Inomhanya zvakadii?

zvakanaka kuziva

Chokwadi

1

When it feels threatened, it raises its dorsal spines. Venom flows out of glands when force is applied to the spines.1

2

Its venom is protein based, so cooking can break it down.1

3

Its slimy coat collects algae and sand, which helps it blend into the seabed.1

4

Sharks, rays and sea snakes prey on stonefish. Their venom may work less well against these predators.1

5

Close relatives are not used in the legal aquarium trade because they are so venomous, and handling them needs great care.1

Kune nyanzvi dzeuturu

Zita resainzi
Synanceia nana
Boka
Hove dzine uturu
Mhuri
Synanceiidae2
Odha
Perciformes
Makondinendi
Gungwa reIndia, Gungwa Dzvuku, Gungwa reArabia neGulf yePersia, Makungwa makuru
Iri kurarama sei musango
Least Concern (IUCN Red List)1
Ngozi kuvanhu
3 / 5: Yakakomba3

Kwakabva chokwadi

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

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