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Barbfish

Scorpaena brasiliensis
Kuhusu jina: The scientific name Scorpaena brasiliensis means "of Brazil", after Brazil, the place where the species was first described.1
Anahitaji daktariUsiguseMara chache huua, lakini miiba yake ikikuchoma, nenda kwa daktari.
Samaki wenye sumu Miiba yenye sumuHula: Nyama
Hatari kwa watu: MbayaMiiba yake ikikuchoma, nenda kwa daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

The barbfish is a small, well-camouflaged sea fish that lives in the Western Atlantic. It hides on the seabed and waits for prey, and its fin spines carry venom. It can cause severe pain and serious illness, so it is important to recognise it and keep well away from it.1

Anaishi
Western Atlantic Ocean, from Virginia in the United States, through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, to southern Brazil1
Bahari ya Atlantiki, Bahari ya Karibi, Ghuba ya Meksiko
Nyumbani
It mainly lives on soft seabeds and coral reefs, from the shoreline down to about 100 metres deep. It is found in bays, ports and on continental shelves.1
Urefu
38 cm (1.2 ft)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 5 kwa saa (maili 3.1 kwa saa)
Kuogelea, makadirio
Hula nini?
It eats shrimp, crabs and bony fish. It usually waits buried in sand or debris at the bottom and strikes at prey that comes close.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Barbfish
Barbfish. Picha: Pauline Walsh Jacobson. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Body colour may be red, brown, greenish-brown, yellow or white, and paler on the belly.1
  • Small, round dark spots on the lower head and body.1
  • Three or four brown blotches along the side, below the lateral line.1
  • Pectoral fins are green-brown or yellow in the centre.1
  • Many spines along the back, and a camouflaged look that blends in with the reef bottom.1

Nguvu ya sumu

Miiba yenye sumu

Miiba mikali hubeba sumu. Kumkanyaga au kumshika kunauma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

The venom is found along the spines of the dorsal, pelvic and anal fins. It contains neurotoxins, which attack the nerves, cytotoxins, which damage cells, and potent hemotoxins, which damage blood. A sting causes intense, immediate pain and swelling that can spread to the groin or armpit and last for several hours. Whole-body effects can include sweating, pale skin, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, heart problems, unconsciousness and shock.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: MbayaMiiba yake ikikuchoma, nenda kwa daktari. Vifo ni nadra sana.

It is venomous and can be dangerous to people. Its sting can occasionally cause death.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When threatened, it raises its dorsal fins, which carry venom spines, and arches its body into a threatening pose.1

Miiba yake ikikuchoma

  • Weka jeraha kwenye maji ya moto, moto kiasi ambacho mtu anaweza kuvumilia bila kuungua (pima kwanza kwa mkono wako), kwa dakika 30 hadi 90. Tafuta msaada wa kitabibu, hasa kwa samaki-jiwe na taa.

Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza

Kaa salama

  • Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
  • Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
  • Miiba yake ikikuchoma: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.

Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

Barbfish urefu wa takriban 38 cm (1.2 ft)Ndizi takriban 18 cm (7.1 in)Paka wa nyumbani takriban 50 cm (1.6 ft)
urefu sawa na matofali 12 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstariangeweza kuogelea urefu wa bwawa kubwa (m 50) kwa sekunde 36

Barbfish ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

It is a scorpionfish, a family known for spiny, venomous fins.1

2

It is camouflaged on the reef, often among protrusions and algae.1

3

It is solitary and only meets others of its kind during the mating season.1

4

Its flesh is considered palatable, but it is not usually sold in commercial markets.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Scorpaena brasiliensis
Kundi
Samaki wenye sumu
Familia
Scorpaenidae2
Mpangilio
Perciformes
Mabara
Bahari ya Atlantiki, Bahari ya Karibi, Ghuba ya Meksiko, Bahari kuu
Hatari kwa watu
3 / 5: Mbaya3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Scorpaena brasiliensis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scorpaena brasiliensis (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
  3. Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.

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