Estuarine stonefish
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

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 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
Wapi duniani?
Ana ukubwa gani?
Ana urefu gani?
urefu sawa na ndizi 3 zilizopangwa mstari
angeweza kuogelea urefu wa bwawa kubwa (m 50) kwa sekunde 90Estuarine stonefish ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?
Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.
Ana kasi gani?
Ukweli
It can tolerate being out of the water for up to 24 hours.1
It scoops out a shallow hollow in the seabed with its large pectoral fins and curls its tail around its body to hide.1
It is camouflaged to look like a stone, unlike many venomous animals that use bright warning colours.1
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
Ukweli unatoka wapi
- Synanceia horrida (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Synanceia horrida (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
- Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.
Kila ukweli kwenye ukurasa huu una namba inayoonyesha chanzo chake. Kama tumekosea kitu, samahani, sisi ni wapenzi wa wanyama, si jarida la kisayansi. Tuambie kupitia [email protected] nasi tutarekebisha.
Miiba yenye sumu

