Reef stonefish
The reef stonefish is a fish that hides on coral reefs and looks like a rock or piece of coral. It is the most venomous fish in the world, and its venom can kill people. It lives in shallow warm seas across the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific.1

Tsela ya go e lemoga
- Usually brown or grey, sometimes with patches of yellow, orange or red.1
- Rough, tough skin covered in warts, with no scales.1
- Wide, flattened head with small eyes that point upwards.1
- Back fin with 12 to 14 spines, all of equal length.1
- Its colour and skin texture help it blend in among rocks and corals.1
Maatla a botlhole
Mitlwa e e bogale e rwala botlhole. Go e gata kgotsa go e tshwara go a utlwisa botlhoko.
Botlhole jo e bo tsenyang bo dira eng?
Its venom is a mixture of proteins. Effects include severe pain, shock, paralysis and tissue death. A large dose can be fatal, and the fatal protein in this species is verrucotoxin. Stonefish venom can be fatal at a dose of only 18 mg, which six of its thirteen spines can release.1
E kotsi go le kae go batho?
Kotsi go batho: E kotsi thataE ka bolaya motho yo o sa alafiweng.It is the most venomous fish in the world and its venom can kill humans. A large dose can be fatal, and young children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are at greatest risk.1
Dikgang tse di molemo: dingaka di na le molemo (antivenom) kgotsa kalafi ya se.1
E dira eng fa e tshogile?
It relies on camouflage to stay hidden and, when necessary, on its back spines, each with venom sacs at its base.1
Fa mitlwa ya yone e go tlhaba
- Immerse the affected limb in hot water, which is thought to help break down the venom proteins. A local anaesthetic can reduce the pain, and medical treatment includes antivenom. A tourniquet or firm constrictive bandage is no longer recommended.1
- Tsenya ntho mo metsing a a mogote, a a bollo jo motho a ka bo itshokang a sa fiswe (a leke ka seatla sa gago pele), metsotso e le 30 go ya go 90. Batla thuso ya bongaka, bogolo jang go ditlhapi tsa lefika le distingrei.
Ka gale leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso pele (112, 000, 911). Se ke kaelo e e akaretsang ya thuso ya ntlha, ga se kgakololo ya bongaka. Motheo wa thuso ya ntlha
Nna o babalesegile
- O se ka wa ama, wa tshwara kgotsa wa tshwenya phologolo ya naga, le fa e le e nnye, le fa e lebega e robetse kgotsa e sule.
- E fe sebaka. Fa o kopana le yone, ritibala, boela morago ka bonya mme o e tlogele e tsamaye ka tsela ya yone.
- Fa mitlwa ya yone e go tlhaba: ritibala, o se ka wa tshikinyega, leletsa nomoro ya gago ya tshoganyetso (112, 000, 911) kgotsa o ye bookelong ka bonako. Gopola gore e ne e lebega jang, setshwantsho se a thusa.
Ga e go batle. E dirisa botlhole jwa yone go tshwara dijo kgotsa go itshireletsa, mme e rata go iphitlha go feta. Go le gontsi ka go nna o babalesegile
Kae mo lefatsheng?
E kgolo go le kae?
E telele go le kae?
boleele jo bo lekanang le dipanana di le 2 di latelana
boleele jo bo lekanang le diboloko tsa go aga tsa ditshamekisi di le 12 mo moleng
e ka thuma boleele jwa bodiba jo bogolo jwa go thuma (50 m) ka metsotswana e le 90Reef stonefish e kgolo go le kae fa e bapisiwa le WENA?
Ke dipalo fela mo sefetleng sa gago (browser). Ga go sepe se se bolokwang kgotsa se se romelwang gope.
E bonako go le kae?
Dintlha
It is the most venomous fish in the world.1
It strikes its prey in as little as 0.015 seconds.1
Its spines are sharp and stiff enough to pierce boot soles.1
Only six of its thirteen spines can release a fatal dose of venom.1
It is sold as an aquarium pet and as meat in some markets in southern China, the Philippines and Japan.1
Mosenyi wa ditlhamane
Tlhamane: Tying a tight tourniquet or bandage above a stonefish sting is the best first aid.
Nnete: This is no longer recommended. Hot water on the affected limb and medical treatment with antivenom are the advised steps.1
Ya baitseanape ba botlhole
- Leina la saense
- Synanceia verrucosa
- Setlhopha
- Ditlhapi tse di tsenyang botlhole
- Lelapa
- Synanceiidae2
- Lekoko
- Perciformes
- Dikontinente
- Lewatle la Pacific, Lewatle la India, Lewatle le Lehibidu, Lewatle la Andaman, Lewatle la China Borwa, Lewatle la Philippines, Lewatle la Coral, Lewatle la Arabia le Gulf ya Peresia, Lewatle la Timor le la Arafura, Kou ya Bengal, Mawatle
- Masea
- Females lay large, unfertilised eggs on the reef floor, and a male fertilises them by releasing sperm over the eggs. The young hatch well developed.1
- Kotsi go batho
- 4 / 5: E kotsi thata3
Kwa dintlha di tswang teng
- Synanceia verrucosa (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Synanceia verrucosa (iNaturalist): maina le thulaganyo ya mefuta.
- Venom Wiki: seelo sa kotsi, bogolo jo bo tlwaelegileng le kakanyo ya lebelo ke tsa rona. Bona kafa re di balang ka teng: Kafa re lekanyang kotsi ka teng.
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Mitlwa ya botlhole

