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Estuarine stonefish

Synanceia horrida
Kuhusu jina: The specific name horrida means "dreadful" or "frightful" and refers to its appearance rather than its venomous spines.1
Anaweza kuuaUsiguseAnaweza kukuua bila matibabu. Miiba yake ikikuchoma, tafuta msaada haraka.
Samaki wenye sumu Miiba yenye sumuHula: Nyama
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The estuarine stonefish is a fish that looks like a stone lying on the seabed. It lives in shallow reefs and estuaries across the Indo-Pacific, including northern Australia. It is considered one of the most dangerous venomous fish in the world, so it is important to know what it looks like.1

Anaishi
Indo-Pacific region, from eastern India to Papua New Guinea, north to southern Japan and south to Australia1
Bahari ya Hindi, Bahari ya Pasifiki, Bahari ya Matumbawe, Bahari ya Andaman, Bahari ya Timor na Arafura, Ghuba ya Bengal
Nyumbani
Found on sheltered inshore reefs and in estuaries, usually in the shallowest water among coral rubble and rocks on reef flats, and in seagrass beds. It can survive out of the water for up to 24 hours.1
Urefu
60 cm (2 ft)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 2 kwa saa (maili 1.2 kwa saa)
Kuogelea, makadirio
Hula nini?
It is a nocturnal ambush predator that eats smaller fishes, crustaceans and cephalopods. It waits until prey swims close enough, then sucks it in through its large mouth.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Estuarine stonefish
Estuarine stonefish. Picha: Dan Schofield. CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Drab brownish-grey, reddish or greenish-brown colour1
  • Skin has no scales and is covered in warts, often with filamentous algae growing on it1
  • Head is flattened, with small eyes set high and pointing upwards, and a deep pit behind and under each eye1
  • Large, almost vertical mouth with fringing cirri on the lips1
  • Camouflaged to look like a stone resting on the bottom; it has no bright warning colours1
  • Grows to a maximum of 60 cm1

Nguvu ya sumu

Miiba yenye sumu

Miiba mikali hubeba sumu. Kumkanyaga au kumshika kunauma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Each fin spine has two venom-producing glands. The venom affects the cardiovascular and neuromuscular systems. The sting is extremely painful and has been known to be lethal.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

It is considered one of the most dangerous venomous fishes. Stings are extremely painful and have been known to be fatal. Since European settlement, there have been no recorded deaths in Australia from stonefish venom, but deaths have been recorded elsewhere in its range.1

Habari njema: madaktari wana dawa (ya kuzuia sumu) au matibabu ya hili.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When disturbed, it erects its venomous spines, which inject venom if the fish is stepped on.1

Miiba yake ikikuchoma

  • Antivenom can be given after envenomation. Immersing the sting wound in hot water can be used to denature the venom.1
  • 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?

Estuarine stonefish urefu wa takriban 60 cm (2 ft)Paka wa nyumbani takriban 50 cm (1.6 ft)Mbwa takriban 1 m (3.3 ft)
urefu sawa na ndizi 3 zilizopangwa mstariangeweza kuogelea urefu wa bwawa kubwa (m 50) kwa sekunde 90

Estuarine stonefish 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 can tolerate being out of the water for up to 24 hours.1

2

It scoops out a shallow hollow in the seabed with its large pectoral fins and curls its tail around its body to hide.1

3

It is camouflaged to look like a stone, unlike many venomous animals that use bright warning colours.1

4

Females are larger than males.1

Kuvunja dhana potofu

Dhana potofu: The species name horrida refers to its dangerous spines.

Ukweli: The name means "dreadful" or "frightful" and alludes to its appearance, not its venomous spines.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Synanceia horrida
Kundi
Samaki wenye sumu
Familia
Synanceiidae2
Mpangilio
Perciformes
Mabara
Bahari ya Hindi, Bahari ya Pasifiki, Bahari ya Matumbawe, Bahari ya Andaman, Bahari ya Timor na Arafura, Ghuba ya Bengal, Bahari kuu
Hatari kwa watu
4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Synanceia horrida (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Synanceia horrida (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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