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Reef stonefish

Synanceia verrucosa
Nezvezita: The scientific name verrucosa means "covered with verrucas or warts", which refers to the warty growths all over its body.1
Inogona kuurayaUsabataInogona kukuuraya kana usina kurapwa. Kana minzwa yayo ikakubaya, wana rubatsiro nokukurumidza.
Hove dzine uturu Mazonzwa ane uturuInodya: Nyama
Ngozi kuvanhu: Ine ngozi zvikuruInogona kuuraya munhu asina kurapwa.

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

Inogara mu
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
Gungwa rePacific, Gungwa reIndia, Gungwa Dzvuku, Gungwa reAndaman, Gungwa reChina yeKumaodzanyemba, Gungwa rePhilippines, Gungwa reCoral, Gungwa reArabia neGulf yePersia, Gungwa reTimor neArafura, Gungwa reBengal
Kumba
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
Kureba
40 cm (1,3 ft)1
Kumhanya kukuru
kunenge 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Kushambira, kufungidzira
Inodya chii?
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
Chaizvo!Mufananidzo waReef stonefish
Reef stonefish. Mufananidzo: Ewout Knoester. CC BY-SA 4.0, iNaturalist.

Maziviro ayo

  • 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

Simba reuturu

Mazonzwa ane uturu

Mazonzwa akapinza ndiwo anotakura uturu. Kuitsika kana kuibata kunorwadza.

Uturu hwayo hunoitei?

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

Ine ngozi yakadii kuvanhu?

Ngozi kuvanhu: Ine ngozi zvikuruInogona kuuraya munhu asina kurapwa.

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

Mashoko akanaka: vanachiremba vane mushonga (antivenom) kana kurapwa kwechinhu ichi.1

Inoitei kana yatya?

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

Kana minzwa yayo ikakubaya

  • 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
  • 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?

Reef stonefish kunenge 40 cm kureba (1,3 ft)Bhanana kunenge 18 cm (7,1 in)Katsi yepamba kunenge 50 cm (1,6 ft)
yakareba semabhanana 2 akateedzanayakareba sezvidhinha zvematoyi 12 zvakateedzanainogona kushambira kureba kwedziva guru rekushambira (50 m) mumasekondi 90

Reef stonefish yakakura sei kana yaenzaniswa NEWE?

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

Inomhanya zvakadii?

zvakanaka kuziva

Chokwadi

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

Kuputsa ngano

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

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

Kune nyanzvi dzeuturu

Zita resainzi
Synanceia verrucosa
Boka
Hove dzine uturu
Mhuri
Synanceiidae2
Odha
Perciformes
Makondinendi
Gungwa rePacific, Gungwa reIndia, Gungwa Dzvuku, Gungwa reAndaman, Gungwa reChina yeKumaodzanyemba, Gungwa rePhilippines, Gungwa reCoral, Gungwa reArabia neGulf yePersia, Gungwa reTimor neArafura, Gungwa reBengal, Makungwa makuru
Vacheche
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
Ngozi kuvanhu
4 / 5: Ine ngozi zvikuru3

Kwakabva chokwadi

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

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