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Tassled scorpionfish

Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
Kuhusu jina: The scientific name comes from the Greek words 'oxy', meaning sharp, and 'cephalus', meaning head, a reference to the fish's long snout.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 tasseled scorpionfish is a venomous marine fish that lives on rocky reefs in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the largest species in its genus, and its mottled colours help it blend in with the reef. It hides during the day, so swimmers in shallow water can tread on it by accident.1

Anaishi
Indo-Pacific: from the Red Sea to South Africa, east to New Guinea, south to Australia and north to Taiwan1
Bahari ya Hindi, Bahari ya Pasifiki, Bahari ya Shamu, Bahari ya Matumbawe, Bahari ya Andaman, Bahari ya Ufilipino, Bahari ya Kusini ya China, Bahari ya Timor na Arafura, Ghuba ya Bengal
Nyumbani
It lives on reef slopes at depths of about 1 to 35 metres. In shallow water, swimmers may accidentally tread on it.1
Urefu
36 cm (1.2 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 feeds on fishes and crustaceans. It waits for prey to come close rather than chasing it.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Tassled scorpionfish
Tassled scorpionfish. Picha: Diego Delso. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Mottled, variable patterning of reddish-brown with white patches1
  • Often a darker triangular area under the eye that extends back over the cheek1
  • A very long snout, and in adults many tentacles forming a beard around the mouth1
  • Vibrant orange colours and markings in some individuals1
  • The largest species in the genus Scorpaenopsis1

Nguvu ya sumu

Miiba yenye sumu

Miiba mikali hubeba sumu. Kumkanyaga au kumshika kunauma.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

Its spines are venomous, meaning they inject venom when they pierce the skin. Treading on one can cause painful injury.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

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

The main risk is painful injury from the venomous spines when a swimmer treads on the fish in shallow water.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?

Tassled scorpionfish urefu wa takriban 36 cm (1.2 ft)Ndizi takriban 18 cm (7.1 in)Paka wa nyumbani takriban 50 cm (1.6 ft)
urefu sawa na matofali 11 ya kuchezea yaliyopangwa mstariangeweza kuogelea urefu wa bwawa kubwa (m 50) kwa sekunde 90

Tassled scorpionfish 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 the largest species in the genus Scorpaenopsis.1

2

It is a solitary fish, living alone rather than in groups.1

3

Spear fishers sometimes catch it, and it is also taken as bycatch in trawl nets.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
Kundi
Samaki wenye sumu
Familia
Scorpaenidae2
Mpangilio
Perciformes
Mabara
Bahari ya Hindi, Bahari ya Pasifiki, Bahari ya Shamu, Bahari ya Matumbawe, Bahari ya Andaman, Bahari ya Ufilipino, Bahari ya Kusini ya China, Bahari ya Timor na Arafura, Ghuba ya Bengal, Bahari kuu
Hatari kwa watu
3 / 5: Mbaya3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Scorpaenopsis oxycephala (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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