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Fahaka pufferfish

Tetraodon lineatus
Kuhusu jina: The name comes from the Arabic word فهقة (fahaka).1
Anaweza kuuaAnaweza kuua bila matibabu. Mtu akimla, tafuta msaada haraka.
Wanyama wengine wenye sumu ya kugusa au kula Sumu akiliwaHula: NyamaSumu ya kugusa au kula, hadungi sumu
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The fahaka pufferfish is a freshwater fish that lives in rivers and lakes across parts of Africa. It can puff up its body when it feels threatened. It carries a toxin, so it is a fish to recognise and leave alone.1

Anadunga sumu au ana sumu ya kugusa? Wanyama wanaodunga sumu huingiza sumu kwa kuuma au kudunga. Wanyama wenye sumu ya kugusa au kula hudhuru wakiguswa au kuliwa. Huyu ni wa aina ya pili.
Anaishi
Upper Nile, Chad, Senegal, Gambia, Geba, Volta and Turkana basins, in West, Northeast and East Africa1
Afrika
Nyumbani
It is typically found in large rivers, open water, weed beds and vegetated fringes.1
Urefu
43 cm (1.4 ft)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 0.5 kwa saa (maili 0.31 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
It is a molluscivore, feeding mainly on benthic organisms, which are animals that live on the bottom, such as freshwater mussels and snails.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Fahaka pufferfish
Fahaka pufferfish. Picha: John P Friel. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Can reach up to 43 cm long1
  • Inflates its body when threatened1

Nguvu ya sumu

Sumu akiliwa

Ni hatari tu kitu kikimla.

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

When threatened, it inflates its body.1

Mtu akimgusa au kumla

  • Mtu akimla au akipata dalili baada ya kumla: piga namba ya dharura au kituo cha taarifa za sumu mara moja.

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.
  • Ukimgusa au kumla: usisugue macho wala mdomo, nawa mikono na utafute msaada wa kitabibu.

Hakuwindi wewe. Sumu yake ipo tu ili asiliwe na yeyote. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

Fahaka pufferfish urefu wa takriban 43 cm (1.4 ft)Ndizi takriban 18 cm (7.1 in)Paka wa nyumbani takriban 50 cm (1.6 ft)
urefu sawa na ndizi 2.5 zilizopangwa mstariurefu sawa na matofali 13 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstari

Fahaka pufferfish 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 carries the toxin tetrodotoxin, like many puffers, so it is poisonous to eat.1

2

It feeds on freshwater mussels and snails found on the bottom of the water.1

3

In the River Nile, its average lifespan has been measured at about five years.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Tetraodon lineatus
Kundi
Wanyama wengine wenye sumu ya kugusa au kula
Familia
Tetraodontidae2
Mpangilio
Tetraodontiformes
Mabara
Afrika
Watoto
Measurements suggest it spawns from April to August.1
Muda wa maisha
takriban miaka 51
Hatari kwa watu
4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Fahaka pufferfish (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Tetraodon lineatus (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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