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Setshwantsho sa khathune sa California scorpionfish
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California scorpionfish

Scorpaena guttata
Ka lebitso: Its scientific name, guttata, means "spotted", after the many dark spots on its head, body and fins.1
E hloka ngakaO se ke wa amaHa e atise ho bolaya, empa haeba meutlwa ya yona e o hlaba, eya ho ngaka.
Ditlhapi tse nang le chefo Meutlwa e nang le chefoE ja: Nama
Kotsi ho batho: E tebilengHaeba meutlwa ya yona e o hlaba, eya ho ngaka. Lefu le etsahala ka seoelo haholo.

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

E phela
Eastern Pacific Ocean: from Santa Cruz, California, south along Baja California, and in the Gulf of California1
Lewatle la Pacific, Kgwohlo ya California
Lapeng
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
Bolelele
43 cm ho isa ho 47 cm (1,4 ft ho isa ho 1,5 ft)1
Lebelo le phahameng
e ka bang 2 km/h (1,2 mph)
Ho sesa, kakanyo feela
E ja eng?
It eats other fish, crustaceans, octopuses and squid. Juvenile crabs are its favourite prey, especially in autumn and winter.1
Ka nnete!Foto ya California scorpionfish
California scorpionfish. Foto: nmoorhatch. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ho e tseba jwang

  • 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

Matla a chefo

Meutlwa e nang le chefo

Meutlwa e bohale e nka chefo. Ho e hata kapa ho e tshwara ho bohloko.

Chefo ya yona (eo e e kenyang ka ho loma kapa ho hlaba) e etsang?

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

E kotsi hakae ho batho?

Kotsi ho batho: E tebilengHaeba meutlwa ya yona e o hlaba, eya ho ngaka. Lefu le etsahala ka seoelo haholo.

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

E etsang ha e tshohile?

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

Haeba meutlwa ya yona e o hlaba

  • Kenya leqeba metsing a tjhesang, a tjhesang hoo motho a ka a mamellang ntle le ho tjha (a leke ka letsoho la hao pele), metsotso e 30 ho isa ho e 90. Fumana thuso ya bongaka, haholoholo bakeng sa di-stonefish le di-stingray.

Kamehla letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Ena ke tataiso e akaretsang ya thuso ya pele, hase keletso ya bongaka. Metheo ya thuso ya pele

Dula o bolokehile

  • O se ke wa ama, wa tshwara kapa wa tena phoofolo ya naheng, leha e le e nyenyane, le leha e shebahala e robetse kapa e shwele.
  • E fe sebaka. Ha o kopana le yona, dula o kgutsitse, kgutlela morao butle mme o e tlohele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yona.
  • Haeba meutlwa ya yona e o hlaba: dula o kgutsitse, o se ke wa sisinyeha, letsetsa nomoro ya tshohanyetso (112, 000, 911) kapa o ye sepetlele kapele. Hopola hore e ne e shebahala jwang, foto e a thusa.

Ha e o batle. E sebedisa chefo ya yona ho tshwara dijo kapa ho itshireletsa, mme e kgetha ho ipata. Ho eketsehileng ka ho dula o bolokehile

Hokae lefatsheng?

AfrikaAsiaYuropaAmerika LeboyaAmerika BorwaAustralia le OceaniaLewatle la PacificKgwohlo ya California

E kgolo hakae?

E telele hakae?

California scorpionfish bolelele ba e ka bang 47 cm (1,5 ft)Banana e ka bang 18 cm (7,1 in)Katse ya lapeng e ka bang 50 cm (1,6 ft)
e telele jwaloka dibanana tse 2,5 tse latellanange telele jwaloka diboloko tsa ho bapala tse 15 molenge ka sesa bolelele ba letangwane le leholo la ho sesa (50 m) ka metsotswana e 90

California scorpionfish e kgolo hakae ha e bapiswa le WENA?

Ke dipalo feela ka hara sebatli sa hao. Ha ho letho le bolokwang kapa le romelwang kae kapa kae.

E potlaka hakae?

ho molemo ho tseba

Dintlha

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

Bakeng sa ditsebi tsa chefo

Lebitso la saense
Scorpaena guttata
Sehlopha
Ditlhapi tse nang le chefo
Lelapa
Scorpaenidae2
Tatelano
Perciformes
Dikontinente
Lewatle la Pacific, Kgwohlo ya California, Mawatle
Masea
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
Nako ya bophelo
e ka bang dilemo tse 211
Kotsi ho batho
3 / 5: E tebileng3

Moo dintlha di tswang teng

  1. Scorpaena guttata (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scorpaena guttata (iNaturalist): mabitso le tlhophiso.
  3. Venom Wiki: boemo ba kotsi, boholo bo tlwaelehileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kamoo re di balang ka teng: Kamoo re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.

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